làm thịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to do; to make”) +‎ thịt (“flesh; meat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ tʰit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːm˦˩ tʰit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ tʰɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

làm thịt

  1. to butcher; to slaughter
    Synonym: mần thịt
    làm/mần thịt hai con gà ― to prepare two chickens
  2. (humorous) to do harm to; to "eat"
    Sợ gì ? Nó không làm thịt mày đâu mà lo.
    What are you afraid of? He's not gonna eat you.
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