anh hùng rơm

Vietnamese

Etymology

anh hùng (“hero”) +‎ rơm (“straw”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ zəːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʐəːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ɹəːm˧˧]

Noun

anh hùng rơm

1. a coward who says grand things or acts brave and heroic but can't really do anything