vòi vĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

-inh reduplication of vòi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩ vïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔj˦˩ vɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩ vɨn˨˩˦] ~ [jɔj˨˩ jɨn˨˩˦]

Verb

vòi vĩnh

  1. to ask for (money, presents, etc. incessantly); to clamour for
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