giả danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假名, composed of 假 and 名.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩ zajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ jɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ jan˧˧]

Verb

giả danh

1. to pretend to be something that one is not in order to trick others into doing one's bidding; to larp and deceive others