sống ảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

sống +‎ ảo.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

Verb

sống ảo

1. (neologism, slang) to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)