tang tóc
See also: tăng tốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
tang + tóc, clipping of để tang để tóc (“to mourn and to let the hair grows long”).
This came from the old custom of not cutting one's hair during the mourning period.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˧ tawk͡p̚˦˥]
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