giậm chân tại chỗ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
giậm chân (“to stamp one's foot or feet”) + tại chỗ (“on the spot, immediate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˨ʔ t͡ɕən˧˧ taːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕo˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕow˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩˨ cəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩˨ cow˨˩˦]
Verb[edit]
- to walk on the spot
- (figurative) to make no headway or progress; to mark time; to tread water