lấp liếm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləp̚˧˦ liəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləp̚˦˧˥ liəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləp̚˦˥ lim˦˥]

Verb

lấp liếm

  1. to deflect one's responsibility by shouting down or drowning out
    Người đời nghèo túng về tri thức thường có thói quen lấp liếm qua loa, chứ không được thanh liêm mẫu mực là bao.
    Those who are impoverished in knowledge often have a habit of glossing things over in a rush, rather than being truly upright and exemplary.
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