đấu khẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬥 and 口.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˦ xəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˦ kʰəw˧˨] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩˦ xəw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˥ kʰəw˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˥ xəw˨˩˦]

Verb

đấu khẩu

  1. to argue heatedly; to dispute vociferously
    Synonym: cãi nhau
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