ất giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乙 and 甲, the first two heavenly stems.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔət̚˧˦ zaːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔək̚˦˧˥ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔək̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

ất giáp

1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) a thing; anything

   Chả hiểu nó đang nói ất giáp cái giống gì.

   Yeah as if I understand jack all about what he's spouting.