kẹo đồng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kẹo (“candy”) +‎ đồng (“copper”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun[edit]

(classifier viên) kẹo đồng

(slang, firearms) a bullet
Mày muốn bị quẳng xuống sông hay ăn kẹo đồng ?
Ya wanna swim with the fishes or eat some bullets?

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