làng nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

làng (“village”) +‎ nước (“country”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

làng nước

1. (now literary) one's village

   Bớ làng nước ơi, có ăn trộm!

   Everyone! There's a thief!

2. (by extension, humorous, intimate) people within the same scene or subculture

   Làng nước ơi, tui mới kiếm ra cái web tải phim này nè.

   Lads, I just found this website for movie torrents!