ất giáp
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 乙 and 甲, the first two heavenly stems.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔət̚˧˦ zaːp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔək̚˦˧˥ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔək̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) a thing; anything
- Chả hiểu nó đang nói ất giáp cái giống gì.
- Yeah as if I understand jack all about what he's spouting.