trật lất

Vietnamese

Etymology

trật +‎ lất; the second element is probably a cognate form of trật where the *bl- became simple *l- instead.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ lət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈək̚˨˩ʔ lək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈək̚˨˩˨ lək̚˦˥]

Adjective

trật lất

1. (of a target) completely miss the mark

   bắn trật lất ― to have a missshot

2. (by extension) complete wrong