giãy chết

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕet̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˧˨ t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩˦ cəːt̚˦˥] === Verb === giãy chết to die after a few wriggles Dòng nước độc nên cá giãy chết cũng là phải. ― It came as no surprise for the fish to die hard when the river was that poisoned. (figurative, chiefly politics) to collapse regardless of much effort