mắt chữ O mồm chữ A

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • mắt chữ O, mồm chữ A
  • mắt chữ A mồm chữ O
  • mắt chữ A, mồm chữ O

Etymology

Literally “eyes (wide open, like) the letter O, and mouth (gasping, sounding like) the letter A”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ʔaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥ cɨ˨˩˦ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦ ʔaː˧˧]

Phrase

mắt chữ O mồm chữ A

  1. (figurative) to be shocked; to be gobsmacked
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