chết đứng

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === chết (“dead”) +‎ đứng (“stand/motionless”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥] === Verb === chết đứng (literal) to die while still standing to be stupefied; to be dumbfounded; to be dumbstruck; to be paralyzed to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck hopelessly