bóp chẹt
Vietnamese
Etymology
bóp (“to crush”) + chẹt (“to squeeze”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
bóp chẹt
- (figuratively) to repress; to impair; to hinder (especially in business)
- to squeeze; to crush; to strangle