đậu xanh rau má
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From đậu xanh (“mung bean”) + rau má (“Indian pennywort”), a minced oath of đậu má by adding two other syllables to the middle of the word.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˧˧ zaw˧˧ maː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˧˧ ʐaw˧˧ maː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ san˧˧ ɹa(ː)w˧˧ maː˦˥]
Interjection[edit]
- (idiomatic, slang, minced oath, humorous) Synonym of đụ má.