chạy làng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chạy (to flee) +‎ làng (the village).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ laːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ laːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ca(ː)j˨˩˨ laːŋ˨˩]

Verb

chạy làng • (𧼋)

  1. (colloquial) to relinquish responsibilities; to abandon obligations