trà trộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩ t͡ɕon˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˦˩ ʈoŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˨˩ ʈoŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

trà trộn

to infiltrate into an organization; to go undercover