giả bộ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 and 步.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Verb edit

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to pretend (to be something), to simulate
Synonym: giả vờ

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