làm màu

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (to do, to make) +‎ màu (colour).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ maw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːm˦˩ maw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ ma(ː)w˨˩]

Verb

làm màu

  1. (colloquial) to be flamboyant or showy
  2. (colloquial) to overcomplicate (a simple matter)