dem gyaeuj dem rieng

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Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "to add a head and add a tail".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /teːm˨˦ kʲau˥ teːm˨˦ ɣiːŋ˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: dem1 gyaeu3 dem1 rieng1
  • Hyphenation: dem‧gyaeuj‧dem‧rieng

Verb[edit]

dem gyaeuj dem rieng (1957–1982 spelling dem gyəuз dem rieŋ)

  1. (idiomatic) to embellish a story

References[edit]

  • Somsonge Burusphat, Qin Xiaohang (2009) “Syntactic patterns of Zhuang idioms”, in Manusya, Journal of Humanities‎[1], number 17 (special), pages 45–57
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