viêm màng túi

Vietnamese

Etymology

viêm (“inflammation”) +‎ màng (“membrane, film”) +‎ túi (“pocket”).

Modelled after viêm màng não (“meningitis”) and the likes.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viəm˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ tuj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəm˧˧ maːŋ˦˩ tuj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vim˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ tuj˦˥] ~ [jim˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ tuj˦˥]

Noun

viêm màng túi

  1. (humorous) the state of being broke being characterized as if it is an illness
    Gần đây tái phát viêm màng túi nữa rồi.
    Recently, my brokitis once again recurred.
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