xanh lè

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xanh (“grue”) +‎ lè; the second element here is probably the same as in chua lè (“very sour”), cay lè (“very spicy”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajŋ̟˧˧ lɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛɲ˧˧ lɛ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [san˧˧ lɛ˨˩]

Adjective

xanh lè

  1. very green in a bad way
    Coordinate terms: đen thui, đỏ lòm, trắng toát, vàng khè, xám xịt
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