bơ vơ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Reduplicated form of bơ (“to ignore”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˧ vəː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəː˧˧ jəː˧˧]
Adjective
bơ vơ
- lonely; desolate; helpless