sai vặt

Vietnamese

Etymology

sai (“to give an order”) +‎ vặt (“insignificant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːj˧˧ vat̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ vak̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːj˧˧ vak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ vak̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːj˧˧ jak̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sai vặt

  1. to order to do odd jobs, to order around
    bị sai vặt ― to be ordered around

Noun

sai vặt

  1. odd job; incidental, unspecialized tasks
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Cải ơi”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:
      Mỏi chân, ông xin làm sai vặt trong đoàn ca múa nhạc, […]
      Tired of roaming around, he asked to do odd jobs for the song-and-dance troupe, […]
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