chọc trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

chọc (“to poke”) +‎ trời (“the sky”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chọc trời

  1. to poke the sky; to reach for the sky
  2. (figurative) to do extraordinary things

Adjective

chọc trời

  1. (figurative) extraordinary; exceptional

Derived terms

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