cổ xuý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cổ xúy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鼓吹 (“to agitate for”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˩ swi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˨ swɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kow˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˦˥]

Verb

cổ xuý

1. to condone, especially something bad or taboo; to promote