nuốt lời

Vietnamese

Etymology

nuốt (“to swallow”) +‎ lời (“word(s)”). Compare English eat one's words.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nuət̚˧˦ ləːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nuək̚˦˧˥ ləːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nuək̚˦˥ ləːj˨˩]

Verb

nuốt lời

  1. to break a promise or an oath; to go back on your word
    Nó hứa hôm trước, giờ nuốt lời.
    He promised some days ago, now he's already walking back on it.
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