gàn bát sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

gàn +‎ bát sách.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːn˨˩ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ sajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [ɣaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ sat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [ɣaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ sat̚˦˥]

Adjective

gàn bát sách

1. (Northern Vietnam, humourous, dated, of a person) cray-cray; eccentric; crackpot