báo thù

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

(humorous, mimicking "Chinese" speech) páo chù (pronunciation influenced by Standard Mandarin)

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 報讎.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ tʰu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ tʰʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩]

Verb[edit]

to avenge oneself
to take vengeance upon

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