nói lái
Vietnamese
Examples |
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Tam giác là tác giam |
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɔj˧˦ laːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɔj˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɔj˦˥ laːj˦˥]
Verb
- to switch the rhymes (or also tones) of the syllables of a disyllabic word, or two syllables of a tetrasyllabic set phrase, in a fashion similar to the use of spoonerism in English or verlan in French
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with lái.