trật lất

Vietnamese

Etymology

trật +‎ lất; the second element is probably a cognate form of trật where the *bl- became simple *l- instead.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ lət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈək̚˨˩ʔ lək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈək̚˨˩˨ lək̚˦˥]

Adjective

trật lất

  1. (of a target) completely miss the mark
    bắn trật lất ― to have a missshot
  2. (by extension) complete wrong
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