đóng kịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

đóng +‎ kịch.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦ kïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨt̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥ kɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥ kɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

đóng kịch

1. to act a part in a play
2. (figurative, colloquial) to put on an act; to fake