lí do lí trấu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Intensifying "reduplication" of lí do (“reason; excuse”), based on tro trấu (“ash from burning rice hulls”, used in agriculture) and gio (eye dialect spelling of tro, pronounced identically to do).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˦ zɔ˧˧ li˧˦ t͡ɕəw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˨˩˦ jɔ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦ ʈəw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˦˥ jɔ˧˧ lɪj˦˥ ʈəw˦˥]
Noun
Verb
- to use flimsy excuses