chân ướt chân ráo

Vietnamese

Etymology

chân (“leg/foot”) +‎ ướt (“wet”) +‎ chân (“leg/foot”) +‎ ráo (“dried up”); ("One foot wet and one foot dry").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɨət̚˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʐaːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ɹaːw˦˥]

Adverb

chân ướt chân ráo

1. (figurative) naively; amateurly; artlessly; inexperiencedly

Adjective

chân ướt chân ráo

1. (figurative) simple and naive; amateurish; inexperienced; wet behind the ears