đạo mạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 道貌.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ maːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ maːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ maːw˨˩˨]

Adjective

đạo mạo

  1. (of one's actions and conduct) dignified and solemn
    mang phong thái đạo mạohaving a dignified aura