lều báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of lều +‎ báo.

Probably a play on nhà báo (journalist).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lew˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lew˦˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lew˨˩ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

Noun

lều báo

  1. (slang, derogatory) poor quality newspaper or magazine; rag or fish wrap