quay cóp

Vietnamese

Etymology

quay +‎ cóp, the later from English copy. Compare cọp (“to copy, to cheat in an exam”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaj˧˧ kɔp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaj˧˧ kɔp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waj˧˧ kɔp̚˦˥]

Verb

quay cóp

1. to cheat by sneakily copying others' work or available documents during a school test

   Synonym: quay phim