trượt vỏ chuối

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨət̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ t͡ɕuəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ t͡ɕuj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ cuj˦˥] ~ [ʈɨək̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ cuj˦˥]

Verb

trượt vỏ chuối

1. (literal) to slip on a banana peel
2. (figurative, humorous) to terribly fail an exam

See also

• trượt (“to slip; to fail an exam”)