xô xát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xô (“to push; to shove”) +‎ xát (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [so˧˧ saːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sow˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sow˧˧ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

(intransitive) to fight; to scuffle; to brawl
Hai gia đình xô xát trong đêm.
The two families scuffled during the night.

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