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đá lông nheo

verb
Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaː˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧] browser voice
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đá lông nheo means to wink.

Meanings of đá lông nheo in English

Verb

  1. colloquial to wink

Etymology

đá (“to kick”) + lông nheo (“eyelash”), roughly something like "to do a strike with the eyelashes".

Frequently asked questions

What does đá lông nheo mean in English?

đá lông nheo (verb) means "to wink".

How do you pronounce đá lông nheo?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaː˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲɛw˧˧]. Tones: đá — rising tone (sắc), lông — level tone (ngang), nheo — level tone (ngang).

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.