Vietnamese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “what exactly are the two syllables here? xao doesn't seem well attested outside of this word, though lãng might be the sv reading of .”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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xao lãng

  1. (intransitive) to lose focus; to be distracted from work