cổ xuý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

cổ xúy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鼓吹 (“to agitate for”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˩ swi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˨ swɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˦˥]

Verb

cổ xuý

to condone, especially something bad or taboo; to promote

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