bào mòn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bào (刨) (“to plane”) +‎ mòn (“to wear out”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ mɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˩ mɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ mɔŋ˨˩]

Verb

bào mòn

  1. to whittle
    Nó thấy như thể chút tự tin còn sót lại đang dần bị bào mòn vậy.
    He felt as if what little remained of his self-confidence was slowly whittling away.
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