bơ vơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplicated form of bơ (“to ignore”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəː˧˧ jəː˧˧]

Adjective

bơ vơ • (巴爲)

  1. forsaken; lonely; helpless
  2. desolate
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