anh hùng rơm

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anh hùng (“hero”) +‎ rơm (“straw”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ zəːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʐəːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ɹəːm˧˧]

Noun[edit]

anh hùng rơm

a coward who says grand things or acts brave and heroic but can't really do anything

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