phiếm luận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泛論, composed of 泛 (“unspecific”) and 論 (“talk”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiəm˧˦ lwən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəm˦˧˥ lwəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fim˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

phiếm luận

1. (dated, rare) to gossip; to chatter; to prattle

See also

• phiếm đàm (“to chat idly”)