chết đứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“dead”) +‎ đứng (“stand/motionless”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

chết đứng

(literal) to die while still standing
to be stupefied; to be dumbfounded; to be dumbstruck; to be paralyzed
to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck hopelessly

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