vu oan

verb

Hanoi [vu˧˧ ʔwaːn˧˧]Huế [vʊw˧˧ ʔwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [vʊw˧˧ (ʔ)waːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

vulevelngang oanlevelngang

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vu oan means to slander.

Meanings of vu oan in English

Verb

to slander ≈ vu khống chụp mũ

Example sentences with vu oan

Họ vu oan cho tôi. They wrongly accused me.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誣 and 冤.

Frequently asked questions

What does vu oan mean in English?

vu oan (verb) means "to slander".

How do you pronounce vu oan?

IPA: Hanoi [vu˧˧ ʔwaːn˧˧]; Saigon [vʊw˧˧ (ʔ)waːŋ˧˧]. Tones: vu — level tone (ngang), oan — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.