thọc gậy bánh xe
Vietnamese
Etymology
thọc (“to toss”) + gậy (“cane”) + bánh xe (“wheel”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɣəj˧˨ʔ ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ sɛ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɣəj˨˩ʔ ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ sɛ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɣəj˨˩˨ ʔɓan˦˥ sɛ˧˧]
Verb
thọc gậy bánh xe
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to put a spoke in someone's wheel; to throw a spanner in the works