giờ dây thun

Vietnamese

Etymology

From giờ (“time”) +‎ dây thun (“rubber band”), literally “rubber band time” (i.e. flexible time). Compare Indonesian jam karet (literally “rubber time”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˨˩ zəj˧˧ tʰun˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˦˩ jəj˧˧ tʰun˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩ jəj˧˧ tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

giờ dây thun

  1. (figurative, slang) being late (for an occasion); arriving late; not being punctual
    xài giờ dây thun ― (Southern dialect) to be late

Synonyms
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