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théc

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Particularly: “Sure looks like thiếp (to fall asleep). The coda is a bit troublesome tho.”

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théc

  1. (Central Vietnam) to sleep
    Synonym: ngủ
    Bùn théc quá, nằm méng!
    So sleepy, [gotta] lie down a bit!
    • 2018 December 13, Đông Hà, “Tiếng nằm nôi”, in Tạp chí Cửa Việt[1], number 289:
      "Ru em em théc cho muồi/ để mạ đi chợ mua vôi ăn trầu…" Rồi dừng rất lâu ở từ "théc". Bao đôi mắt tròn xoe ngơ ngác dưới kia ồ cả lên, ôi thécngủ hở cô?
      "Sleep tight with my lullaby o' sweet darling/ let mom go to the market and buy some lime for betel eating" Then [we] pause for awhile at [the mentioning of] "théc". All the pupils busted in amazement: Teacher, does "théc" mean sleep?