nhảy cóc
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]nhảy (“to jump”) + cóc (“toad”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˩ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˨ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kawk͡p̚˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- to skip (disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation)
- Khi đọc anh ấy hay nhảy cóc một đoạn.
- He tends to skip a paragraph as he reads.
- (military) to leapfrog (advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward)
Synonyms
[edit]- (to leapfrog): nhảy đảo
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- "nhảy cóc" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)