quỷ tha ma bắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

quỷ (“demon”) +‎ tha (“to carry”) +‎ ma (“ghost”) +‎ bắt (“to snatch; to capture”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˩ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˧˨ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɪj˨˩˦ tʰaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓak̚˦˥]

Phrase

quỷ tha ma bắt

  1. goddamn; curse; screw
    Quỷ tha ma bắt !
    Goddammit!
    Quỷ tha ma bắt mày đi !
    Screw you!
    (literally, “I wish demons take you away!”)

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