gót chân A-sin

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Vietnamese

Etymology

gót chân ("heel") + A-sin ("Achilles"), calque of French talon d’Achille

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɔt̚˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ sin˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɔk̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ ʂin˧˧] ~ [ɣɔk̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ sin˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɔk̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ɣɔk̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: gót chân a sin

Noun

gót chân A-sin

  1. (idiomatic) Achilles’ heel; weakness

Synonyms