xạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 巧 (“skillful”, SV: xảo).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saːw˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: sạo (dialectal)

Verb

xạo • (𠻛)

  1. (Southern Vietnam) to lie
    Synonyms: dối, dóc

See also

  • xạo ke
  • xạo sự
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