ăn xin

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn +‎ xin.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ sin˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ sin˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

ăn xin

  1. to beg (for money etc.)
    Synonym: ăn mày

Noun

(classifier đứa, thằng, gã, con) ăn xin

  1. (colloquial) beggar
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