tang tóc
See also: tăng tốc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
tang + tóc, clipping of để tang để tóc (“to mourn and to let the hair grows long”).
This came from the old custom of not cutting one's hair during the mourning period.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˦˥]