đậu xanh rau má

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From đậu xanh (mung bean) +‎ rau má (Indian pennywort), a minced oath of đậu má by adding two other syllables to the middle of the word.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˧˧ zaw˧˧ maː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˧˧ ʐaw˧˧ maː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ san˧˧ ɹa(ː)w˧˧ maː˦˥]

Interjection

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đậu xanh rau

  1. (idiomatic, slang, minced oath, humorous) Synonym of đụ má.