vòi vĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

-inh reduplication of vòi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩ vïŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔj˦˩ vɨn˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩ vɨn˨˩˦] ~ [jɔj˨˩ jɨn˨˩˦]

Verb

vòi vĩnh

1. to ask for (money, presents, etc. incessantly); to clamour for