vỡ lở

Vietnamese

Etymology

vỡ +‎ lở.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ ləː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˧˨ ləː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩˦ ləː˨˩˦] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ ləː˨˩˦]

Verb

vỡ lở

  1. (of a bad deed) to be exposed
    Synonym: bại lộ