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
- (colloquial) to be flamboyant or showy
- (colloquial) to overcomplicate (a simple matter)