phóng uế

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放 (“to release”) and 穢 (“filth”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔwe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ (ʔ)wej˦˥]

Verb edit

phóng uế

(formal, derogatory) to defecate in the open

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