bào mòn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bào (刨) (“to plane”) +‎ mòn (“to wear out”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ mɔn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˩ mɔŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ mɔŋ˨˩]

Verb

to whittle
Nó thấy như thể chút tự tin còn sót lại đang dần bị bào mòn vậy.
He felt as if what little remained of his self-confidence was slowly whittling away.

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