giả bộ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 and 步.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

giả bộ

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to pretend (to be something), to simulate
    Synonym: giả vờ
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