chọc trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

chọc (“to poke”) +‎ trời (“the sky”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

Verb

chọc trời

to poke the sky; to reach for the sky
(figurative) to do extraordinary things

Adjective

chọc trời

(figurative) extraordinary; exceptional

Derived terms

nhà chọc trời (“skyscraper”)

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