giả bộ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 and 步.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Verb

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to pretend (to be something), to simulate
Synonym: giả vờ

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Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology