lộ tẩy
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 露 and 洗.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lo˧˨ʔ təj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [low˨˩ʔ təj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [low˨˩˨ təj˨˩˦]
Verb edit
- (of a scheme, one's identity or true self, derogatory) to be exposed
- làm lộ tẩy kế hoạch ― to leak a secret plan
- lộ tẩy bộ mặt thật ― (of one's true colour) to be exposed