mật phục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 密 (“secret”) and 服 (“garment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mət̚˧˨ʔ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mək̚˨˩ʔ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mək̚˨˩˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

mật phục

1. police who poses as civilian