lùa gà

verb

Hanoi [luə˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]Huế [luə˦˩ ɣaː˦˩]Saigon [luə˨˩ ɣaː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lùafallinghuyền gàfallinghuyền

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Meanings of lùa gà in English

Verb

slang to abuse people's gullibility to take advantage of them

Etymology

Literally, “to drive chickens”.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce lùa gà?

IPA: Hanoi [luə˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]; Saigon [luə˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]. Tones: lùa — falling tone (huyền), gà — falling tone (huyền).

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.