gạch đá

Vietnamese

Etymology

gạch (“strike/brick”) +‎ đá (“stone”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˦˥]

Noun

gạch đá

(colloquial, figurative) criticisms
Thua cái là lãnh một đống gạch đá tha hồ xây nhà.
If they lose, they will get enough bricks and rocks to build a house.

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