ầu ơ

See also: auo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˦˩ ʔəː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]

Interjection

ầu ơ

1. Placed at the beginning of a stanza in lullabies

   Ầu ơ ví dầu cầu ván đóng đinh.... ― Sleep tight my child, if there's a wooden plank bridge held together merely by nails...