vắng bóng

Vietnamese

Etymology

vắng +‎ bóng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [vaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

vắng bóng

1. to be without somebody
2. to be absent