chót vót

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Vietnamese

Etymology

chót (tip; extremity) +‎ vót (peaked).

Pronunciation

Adjective

chót vót (𩫛𬴟)

  1. towering; lofty; sky-high
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 439:
      Ở ngôi vị cao chót vót trong hàng ngũ Việt Minh, ông ta không nỡ giết tôi sao?!
      Even with his lofty position in the Việt Minh ranks, he still won't hate me, will he?!

Adverb

chót vót (𩫛𬴟)

  1. toweringly; loftily
    Một công việc liên quan đến gấp quần áo, lương cao chót vót mà việc.
    A job relating to folding clothes with a toweringly high salary is still work.