bơ vơ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Reduplicated form of bơ (“to ignore”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəː˧˧ jəː˧˧]

Adjective edit

bơ vơ • (巴爲)

forsaken; lonely; helpless
desolate

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