chọc trời
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chọc (“to poke”) + trời (“the sky”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]
Verb
[edit]- to poke the sky; to reach for the sky
- (figurative) to do extraordinary things
Adjective
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- nhà chọc trời (“skyscraper”)