đấu khẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬥 and 口.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˦ xəw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˦ kʰəw˧˨] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩˦ xəw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˥ kʰəw˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˥ xəw˨˩˦]

Verb

đấu khẩu

1. to argue heatedly; to dispute vociferously

   Synonym: cãi nhau