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
- (colloquial) to relinquish responsibilities; to abandon obligations