Vietnamese

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Etymology

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vỡ (to break) +‎ giọng (voice).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ zawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˧˨ jawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [vəː˧˨ jɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

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vỡ giọng

  1. to undergo a voice crack (change in a boy's voice during puberty)

See also

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