mất dạy

See also: mặt dày

Vietnamese

Etymology

mất (“to lose”) +‎ dạy (“to teach”), roughly "poorly educated".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mət̚˧˦ zaj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mək̚˦˧˥ jaj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mək̚˦˥ ja(ː)j˨˩˨]

Adjective

mất dạy

1. (offensive) ill-bred or unmannerly, especially prone to cursing, having perverted thoughts or saying tasteless things