quỷ tha ma bắt
Vietnamese
Etymology
quỷ (“demon”) + tha (“to carry”) + ma (“ghost”) + bắt (“to snatch; to capture”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˩ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˧˨ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɪj˨˩˦ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓak̚˦˥]
Phrase
quỷ tha ma bắt
- goddamn; curse; screw
- Quỷ tha ma bắt !
- Goddammit!
- Quỷ tha ma bắt mày đi !
- Screw you!
- (literally, “I wish demons take you away!”)
See also
- ma quỷ