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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ʔɗɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

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Verb

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1. (literally) to smear black on and dirty or contaminate
2. (writing, printing) to use black or blue ink to "delete" or redact text
3. (computing) to highlight text by dragging the mouse