xập xí xập ngầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably from Cantonese 十四 (sap6 sei3; thập tứ, “fourteen”) + 十五 (sap6 ng5; thập ngũ, “fifteen”); pronunciation may also have been influenced by Teochew.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səp̚˧˨ʔ si˧˦ səp̚˧˨ʔ ŋəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səp̚˨˩ʔ sɪj˨˩˦ səp̚˨˩ʔ ŋəw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [səp̚˨˩˨ sɪj˦˥ səp̚˨˩˨ ŋəw˨˩]

Verb

xập xí xập ngầu

  1. to cheat (violate rules to gain advantage)

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