độn thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 遁 (“to flee”) and 土 (“earth; ground; soil”)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗon˧˨ʔ tʰo˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoŋ˨˩ʔ tʰow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗoŋ˨˩˨ tʰow˨˩˦]

    Verb

    độn thổ

    1. (fiction) to teleport under the ground
      Hôm qua quê chết đi được! Chỉ muốn độn thổ thôi!
      Yesterday, I was so mortified I just wanted to teleport under the ground!
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