làm màu

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to do, to make”) +‎ màu (“colour”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ maw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ maw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ma(ː)w˨˩]

Verb

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to be flamboyant or showy
(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to overcomplicate (a simple matter)

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