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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to begin”) and 瞞 (“to lie”). Also compare 謾／谩 (“to deceive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure