ghét cay ghét đắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ghét (“hate”) +‎ cay (“spicy”) +‎ ghét +‎ đắng (“bitter”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣɛt̚˧˦ kaj˧˧ ɣɛt̚˧˦ ʔɗaŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣɛt̚˦˧˥ kaj˧˧ ɣɛt̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣɛk̚˦˥ ka(ː)j˧˧ ɣɛk̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥]

Verb

ghét cay ghét đắng

1. (idiomatic) to have an extreme and utter hatred