đứt ruột

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˧˦ zuət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥ ʐuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˥ ɹuək̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

đứt ruột

1. (literal) as the woman broke her entrails
2. (figurative, of giving birth) as the woman endured so much pain

   Đứa con cô ấy đứt ruột đẻ ra.

   The child she went through hell to give birth to.