Vietnamese
Etymology
sống + ảo.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔaːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]
Verb
sống ảo
- (neologism, slang) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)