phóng uế

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放 (“to release”) and 穢 (“filth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔwe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔwej˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ (ʔ)wej˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb[edit]

phóng uế

  1. (formal, derogatory) to defecate in the open
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