phóng uế
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 放 (“to release”) and 穢 (“filth”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔwe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ (ʔ)wej˦˥]
Verb edit
- (formal, derogatory) to defecate in the open