đả đớt

Thân thiện

Một em bé đang tập nói nên còn đả đớt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lisp: To speak with a speech defect where 's' and 'z' sounds are pronounced like 'th' sounds.
   • To mispronounce / to clip one's words: To pronounce words unclearly or incorrectly, often in a childish or imperfect manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lớn thế mà còn nói đả đớt. (Although grown up, he still lisps.)
  • Đứa trẻ mới tập nói thường hay đả đớt. (A child learning to speak often mispronounces words.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đả đớt" often carries a connotation of speech that is perceived as immature, childish, or imperfect for the speaker's age. It is typically used descriptively or critically.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói ngọng (v): to speak with a lisp or to misarticulate sounds, especially 'l' and 'n' sounds in Vietnamese. This is a more common general term for speech impediments involving mispronunciation.
  • Bé ấy nói ngọng chữ "l" và "n". (That child mispronounces the letters "l" and "n".)

Synonyms

• To lisp: To speak with a specific 's'/'z' pronunciation defect.
• To mispronounce: To pronounce a word incorrectly.
• To falter in speech: To speak haltingly or imperfectly.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "đả đớt". The concept is typically expressed directly by the verb itself.

Học thuật

1. Clip one's words, mispronounce, lisp
   • Lớn thế mà còn nói nói đả đớt
     Although grown up, he still clisp his words