chân ướt chân ráo
Vietnamese
Etymology
chân (“leg/foot”) + ướt (“wet”) + chân (“leg/foot”) + ráo (“dried up”); ("One foot wet and one foot dry").
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɨət̚˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʐaːw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ɹaːw˦˥]
Adverb
chân ướt chân ráo
- (figuratively) naively; amateurly; artlessly; inexperiencedly
Adjective
chân ướt chân ráo
- (figuratively) simple and naive; amateurish; inexperienced; wet behind the ears