Cuội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kuj˨˩˨]
• Homophone: cuội

Proper noun

Cuội

1. (folklore) the protagonist of a folkloric tale whose lie led to his elder sister chị Hằng's entrapment on the moon

   nói dối như Cuội

   to lie like Cuội

Verb

Cuội

1. (humorous) to backtrack