vờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vəː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəː˨˩] ~ [jəː˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) vờ • (蟡)

a mayfly
Synonyms: vật vờ, vờ vờ, phù du, thiêu thân

Xác như vờ, xơ như nhộng ― dirt-poor

Verb

vờ • (爲, 潙, 噅)

to pretend

Derived terms

chả vờ
giả vờ
vật vờ
vờ vĩnh
vờ vịt

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1.

Noun

vờ

plants' debris on the surface of a pond, serving as hiding places for fish
Synonyms: chuôm, chà, nè

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