giậm chân tại chỗ

Vietnamese

Etymology

giậm chân (“to stamp one's foot or feet”) +‎ tại chỗ (“on the spot, immediate”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˨ʔ t͡ɕən˧˧ taːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕo˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕow˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəm˨˩˨ cəŋ˧˧ taːj˨˩˨ cow˨˩˦]

Verb

giậm chân tại chỗ

  1. to walk on the spot
  2. (figurative) to make no headway or progress; to mark time; to tread water
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