Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

sắm +‎ vai (role; part).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sam˧˦ vaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂam˦˧˥ vaːj˧˧] ~ [sam˦˧˥ vaːj˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂam˦˥ vaːj˧˧] ~ [sam˦˥ jaːj˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb edit

sắm vai

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to roleplay