chết chẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“to die”) +‎ chẹt (“to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chết chẹt

  1. (colloquial, rare) to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck in the middle (hopelessly)
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