ô dù

Vietnamese

Etymology

ô (“umbrella”) +‎ dù (“umbrella”). To defend someone could be thought of as using umbrellas to shield them.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔo˧˧ zu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ jʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ jʊw˨˩]

Noun

ô dù

  1. (literal, collective) all kinds of umbrellas

Adjective

ô dù

  1. (informal, derogatory) prone to defending or shielding your allies from scrutiny or criticism
    Cần tránh tật bè phái, ô dù.
    One needs not form cliques or have too much group identity.
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