kẹo đồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

kẹo (“candy”) +‎ đồng (“copper”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier viên) kẹo đồng

  1. (slang, firearms) a bullet
    Mày muốn bị quẳng xuống sông hay ăn kẹo đồng ?
    Ya wanna swim with the fishes or eat some pills?
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