nhảy cóc
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
nhảy (“to jump”) + cóc (“toad”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˩ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˨ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kawk͡p̚˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to skip (disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation)
- Khi đọc anh ấy hay nhảy cóc một đoạn.
- He tends to skip a paragraph as he reads.
- (military) to leapfrog (advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward)
Synonyms[edit]
- (to leapfrog): nhảy đảo
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- "nhảy cóc" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)