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Vietnamese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
Vietnamese
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Etymology
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nuốt
(
“
to swallow
”
)
+
lời
(
“
word(s)
”
)
. Compare
English
eat one's words
.
Pronunciation
edit
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[nuət̚˧˦ ləːj˨˩]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[nuək̚˦˧˥ ləːj˦˩]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[nuək̚˦˥ ləːj˨˩]
Verb
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nuốt
lời
to
break
a
promise
or an
oath
; to go back on your
word
Nó hứa hôm trước, giờ nuốt lời.
He promised some days ago, now he's already walking back on it.
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Vietnamese compound terms
Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
Vietnamese lemmas
Vietnamese verbs
Vietnamese terms with usage examples