mạo danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冒名.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

Verb

mạo danh

  1. to go under someone else's name; to use a false identity