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ăn vã

verb
Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ vaː˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʔaŋ˧˧ vaː˧˨]Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of ăn vã in English

Verb

  1. to eat non-rice and non-vegetable-soup food (especially meat or fish) without rice during a rice meal
    • Ăn cả cơm chứ đừng ăn vã!Don't forget your rice!

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How do you pronounce ăn vã?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ vaː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩˦]. Tones: ăn — level tone (ngang), vã — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.