Vietnamese

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Etymology

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yếu (weak) +‎ bóng (shadow) +‎ vía (po)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ viə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ viə˨˩˦] ~ [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ viə˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ viə˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ jiə˦˥]

Adjective

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yếu bóng vía

  1. susceptible to sleep paralysis (bóng đè)
  2. being a scaredy-cat; chicken
    Synonyms: nhát, nhát cáy, nhát gan, gan thỏ đế