coi bộ

Vietnamese

Etymology

coi (“to look”) +‎ bộ (“bearing, appearance”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Verb

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to seem
Near-synonym: có vẻ

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