"vụng chèo khéo chống" meaning in Vietnamese

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      "glosses": [
        "incompetent but good at making excuses"
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        "(idiomatic) incompetent but good at making excuses"
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          "word": "vụng chèo khéo trống"
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      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛw˨˩ xɛw˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛw˦˩ kʰɛw˨˩˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛw˦˩ xɛw˨˩˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ cɛw˨˩ kʰɛw˦˥ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ cɛw˨˩ xɛw˦˥ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]",
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}

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        "(idiomatic) incompetent but good at making excuses"
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      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛw˨˩ xɛw˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛw˦˩ kʰɛw˨˩˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]",
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      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛw˦˩ xɛw˨˩˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]",
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        "Huế"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ cɛw˨˩ kʰɛw˦˥ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
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      "note": "Saigon"
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      "word": "vụng chèo khéo trống"
    }
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