độn thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遁 (“to flee”) and 土 (“earth; ground; soil”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗon˧˨ʔ tʰo˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˨˩ʔ tʰow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˨˩˨ tʰow˨˩˦]

Verb

độn thổ

(fiction) to teleport under the ground
Hôm qua quê chết đi được! Chỉ muốn độn thổ thôi!
Yesterday, I was so mortified I just wanted to teleport under the ground!

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