rêu rao

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zew˧˧ zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐew˧˧ ʐaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹew˧˧ ɹaːw˧˧]

Verb

rêu rao

1. to tell others (often false) statements for nefarious and/or insidious purposes; to speak ill of; to disparage; to spread libel and/or slander; to malign; to traduce