giờ dây thun

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From giờ (“time”) +‎ dây thun (“rubber band”), literally “rubber band time” (i.e. flexible time). Compare Indonesian jam karet (literally “rubber time”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˨˩ zəj˧˧ tʰun˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˦˩ jəj˧˧ tʰun˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩ jəj˧˧ tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧] === Noun === giờ dây thun (figurative, slang) being late (for an occasion); arriving late; not being punctual xài giờ dây thun ― (Southern dialect) to be late ==== Synonyms ==== giờ cao su