đứng như trời trồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đứng +‎ như +‎ trời +‎ trồng. Literally, "standing as if planted by the sky".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Idiom

đứng như trời trồng

  1. (idiomatic) to be rooted to the spot; to be unable to move due to fear, surprise, or other strong emotions.
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