chọc ghẹo

Vietnamese

Etymology

chọc (to tease) +‎ ghẹo (to tease).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɣɛw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɣɛw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɣɛw˨˩˨]

Verb

chọc ghẹo • (𢹅𪢤)

  1. to tease; to taunt; to make fun of
  2. (figurative) to flirt