ầu ơ

See also: auo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˦˩ ʔəː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]

Interjection

ầu ơ

  1. Placed at the beginning of a stanza in lullabies
    Ầu ơ ví dầu cầu ván đóng đinh.... ― Sleep tight my child, if there's a wooden plank bridge held together merely by nails...
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