đậu xanh rau má

Vietnamese

Etymology

From đậu xanh (“mung bean”) +‎ rau má (“Indian pennywort”), a minced oath of đậu má by adding two other syllables to the middle of the word.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˧˧ zaw˧˧ maː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˧˧ ʐaw˧˧ maː˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ san˧˧ ɹa(ː)w˧˧ maː˦˥]

Interjection

đậu xanh rau má

  1. (idiomatic, slang, minced oath, humorous) Synonym of đụ má.
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