coi bộ

Vietnamese

Etymology

coi (to look) +‎ bộ (bearing, appearance).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Verb

coi bộ

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to seem
    Near-synonym: có vẻ