chọc ghẹo
Vietnamese
Etymology
chọc (“to tease”) + ghẹo (“to tease”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɣɛw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɣɛw˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɣɛw˨˩˨]
Verb
chọc ghẹo • (𢹅𪢤)
- to tease; to taunt; to make fun of
- (figuratively) to flirt