ầu ơ

See also: auo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˦˩ ʔəː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]

Interjection

ầu ơ

Placed at the beginning of a stanza in lullabies
Ầu ơ ví dầu cầu ván đóng đinh.... ― Sleep tight my child, if there's a wooden plank bridge held together merely by nails...

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