chết hụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“to die”) +‎ hụt (“missed”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chết hụt

  1. to cheat death; to escape narrowly; to elude misfortune (against all odds)
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