hư cấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虛構 (to fabricate).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɨ˧˧ kəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨ˧˧ kəw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨ˧˧ kəw˦˥]

Adjective

cấu

  1. fictitious
  2. (fiction) fictional
    nhân vật hư cấua fictional character
  3. (slang, of a person) full of it
    Thằng này hư cấu vãi!
    You're full of it!