nằm vùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

nằm (“to lie down”) +‎ vùng (“region”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nam˨˩ vʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nam˦˩ vʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nam˨˩ vʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [nam˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

nằm vùng

  1. to work undercover (for a clandestine intelligence operation)
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