lọt vào mắt xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

lọt (to fall through, to pass through) +‎ vào (into) +‎ mắt xanh (the iris (the colored part of the eye)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɔt̚˧˨ʔ vaːw˨˩ mat̚˧˦ sajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɔk̚˨˩ʔ vaːw˦˩ mak̚˦˧˥ sɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɔk̚˨˩˨ vaːw˨˩ mak̚˦˥ san˧˧] ~ [lɔk̚˨˩˨ jaːw˨˩ mak̚˦˥ san˧˧]

Verb

lọt vào mắt xanh

  1. (idiomatic) to strike someone's fancy