ô dù
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
ô (“umbrella”) + dù (“umbrella”). To defend someone could be thought of as using umbrellas to shield them.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔo˧˧ zu˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ jʊw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ jʊw˨˩]
Noun edit
- (literal, collective) all kinds of umbrellas