lỗ mãng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魯莽.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lo˦ˀ˥ maːŋ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [low˧˨ maːŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [low˨˩˦ maːŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

lỗ mãng

rash, hot-headed
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  Mới rồi ăn nói vô lễ, thật lỗ mãng quá.
  I just spoke insolently / disrespectfully, so hot-headed of me.

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