đứt quãng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

đứt +‎ quãng.

Pronunciation

Adjective

đứt quãng

  1. fitful, with interruptions
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 2, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      - Anh cứ tin ở tôi. Không tìm được chúng nó… tôi không về đâu… - Hài nói khào khào, đứt quãng.
      "Believe me. If I can't find them…, I won't come back…" Hài said hoarsely, weakly, fitfully.