cầm đèn chạy trước ô tô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “to hold the light in front of the car”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩ ʔɗɛn˨˩ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ ʔo˧˧ to˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ʈɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔow˧˧ tow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ ʈɨək̚˦˥ ʔow˧˧ tow˧˧]

Verb

cầm đèn chạy trước ô tô

  1. (idiomatic) to jump the gun, to get ahead of oneself
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