bong vụ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧ vu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧ vʊw˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧ jʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, con) bong vụ

  1. (Southern Vietnam) spinning top
    Synonym: thò lò

Verb

bong vụ

  1. (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) to spin a top

References

  • An Chi (21 April 2019) “Lắt léo chữ nghĩa: Thò lò & bong vụ”, in Báo Thanh Niên[1]