vờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩] ~ [jəː˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) vờ • (蟡) (phonemic reduplicative vờ vờ)

  1. (Northern Vietnam) mayfly
    Synonyms: vật vờ, phù du, thiêu thân

Verb

vờ • (爲, 潙, 噅)

  1. to pretend
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1.

Noun

vờ

  1. plants' debris on the surface of a pond, serving as hiding places for fish
    Synonyms: chuôm, chà, nè
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