yếu bóng vía

Vietnamese

Etymology

yếu (“weak”) +‎ bóng (“shadow”) +‎ vía (“po”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ viə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ viə˨˩˦] ~ [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ viə˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ viə˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ jiə˦˥]

Adjective

yếu bóng vía

1. susceptible to sleep paralysis (bóng đè)
2. being a scaredy-cat; chicken

   Synonyms: nhát, nhát cáy, nhát gan, gan thỏ đế