mạo danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冒名.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːw˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

Verb

mạo danh

1. to go under someone else's name; to use a false identity