bó tay chấm com

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bótay.com, pótay.com

Etymology

Compound of bó tay (“to give up”) +‎ chấm com (“dot com”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˦ taj˧˧ t͡ɕəm˧˦ kɔm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ taj˧˧ t͡ɕəm˦˧˥ kɔm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ cəm˦˥ kɔm˧˧]

Verb

bó tay chấm com

  1. (colloquial) to give up completely because something that is very difficult and cannot be solved anymore
    Tôi bó tay chấm com luôn á…
    I'm completely stumped…
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