lác mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

lác +‎ mắt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

lác mắt

1. (medicine) to have squint eyes; to have strabismus
2. (figurative, colloquial) to be full of admiration; to have one's breath taken away