bôi nhọ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) bôi lọ

Etymology

bôi (“to coat, to smear”) +‎ nhọ (“soot”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bôi nhọ

  1. to bad-mouth someone, to defame
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