bôi nhọ

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

(North Central Vietnam) bôi lọ

Etymology edit

bôi (“to coat, to smear”) +‎ nhọ (“soot”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩˨]

Verb edit

to bad-mouth someone, to defame

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