lều báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

lều +‎ báo.

Probably a play on làng báo (chí) (“journalism as a scene”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lều báo

1. (slang, derogatory) poor quality newspaper or magazine; rag or fish wrap