làm màu

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to do, to make”) +‎ màu (“colour”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ maw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ maw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ma(ː)w˨˩]

Verb

làm màu

1. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to be flamboyant or showy
2. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to overcomplicate (a simple matter)