cà chớn
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Khmer ខ្ជិល (khcɨl, “lazy; idle; shiftless”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕəːn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ t͡ɕəːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ cəːŋ˦˥]
Adverb
[edit]- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) rude, sassy, insolent
- Mr. Bean lái cà chớn.
- Mr. Bean drives rudely.