câu giờ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
câu (“to fish with a rod”) + giờ (“time”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ zəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ jəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ jəː˨˩]
Verb[edit]
- (figurative) to buy time, to run out the clock
- (US politics) to filibuster