chết đứng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chết (“dead”) + đứng (“stand/motionless”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- (literal) to die while still standing
- to be stupefied; to be dumbfounded; to be dumbstruck; to be paralyzed
- to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck hopelessly