Vietnamese

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Etymology

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sống +‎ ảo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔaːw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

Verb

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sống ảo

  1. (neologism, slang) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)