bơ vơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplicated form of bơ (“to ignore”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəː˧˧ jəː˧˧]

Adjective

bơ vơ • (巴爲)

1. forsaken; lonely; helpless
2. desolate