ba chân bốn cẳng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ba (“three”) +‎ chân (“leg”) +‎ bốn (“four”) +‎ cẳng (“foot”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɓon˧˦ kaŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ kaŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ cəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoŋ˦˥ kaŋ˨˩˦]

Adverb[edit]

ba chân bốn cẳng • (𠀧𧽍𦊚𨃈)

  1. (figurative) at full tilt; at maximum speed; in a flash; on the double; like a bat out of hell
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