xơ múi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
xơ (“rind; fiber”) + múi (“fruit segment”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ muj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ muj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ muj˦˥]
Noun edit
- ill-gotten gains; dirty money; dishonest profit
- (literal) the fruit rind and the fruit meat
Verb edit
- to plunder; to profit excessively and dishonestly