đuổi bắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

đuổi (“to chase, to pursue”) +‎ bắt (“to catch, to seize”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuəj˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuj˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuj˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥]

Verb

đuổi bắt

to chase and catch
- Muồm muỗm bay cao;
  Cào cào bay thấp.
  Chúng em đuổi bắt
  Trên đồng cỏ xanh.
  High fly the bushcrickets;
  Low fly the grasshoppers.
  We chase and catch them
  On the green grass field.

Noun

đuổi bắt

(children's games) the game of tag
Synonym: rượt bắt

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