bóc mẽ
Vietnamese
Etymology
bóc (“to peel”) + mẽ (“outward show”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˦ mɛ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˧˥ mɛ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˥ mɛ˨˩˦]
Verb
- (colloquial) to tell the truths about a person, and show them/it to be just a facade; to expose someone
See also
- bóc phốt