anh hùng rơm

Vietnamese

Etymology

anh hùng (“hero”) +‎ rơm (“straw”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ zəːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʐəːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ɹəːm˧˧]

Noun

anh hùng rơm

  1. (derogatory) a coward who says grand things or acts brave and heroic but can not actually do anything
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