chết chẹt
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chết (“to die”) + chẹt (“to squeeze”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- (colloquial, rare) to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck in the middle (hopelessly)