lố bịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lo˧˦ ʔɓïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [low˨˩˦ ʔɓɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [low˦˥ ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

lố bịch

preposterous; ludicrous