chọc ghẹo

Vietnamese

Etymology

chọc (“to tease”) +‎ ghẹo (“to tease”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɣɛw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɣɛw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɣɛw˨˩˨]

Verb

chọc ghẹo • (𢹅𪢤)

1. to tease; to taunt; to make fun of
2. (figurative) to flirt