láu lỉnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “láu +‎ lỉnh, or -inh reduplicative of láu?”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [law˧˦ lïŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [law˨˩˦ lɨn˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [la(ː)w˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective

láu lỉnh

roguish; sly; clever

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