giậm chân tại chỗ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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giậm chân (to stamp one's foot or feet) +‎ tại chỗ (on the spot, immediate).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˨ʔ t͡ɕən˧˧ taːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕo˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩˨ cəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩˨ cow˨˩˦]

Verb

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giậm chân tại chỗ

  1. to walk on the spot
  2. (figurative) to make no headway or progress; to mark time; to tread water