chớp bóng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chớp (“to flash”) +‎ bóng (“reflection”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˦˧˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕəːp̚˦˧˥ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəːp̚˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

chớp bóng

1. (dated) a movie; film; moving picture

   xem chớp bóng ― to go to the cinema