đào ngũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 逃 (“to flee”) and 伍 (“squad of five”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ ŋu˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ ŋʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ ŋʊw˨˩˦]
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    Verb

    đào ngũ

    1. (military) to desert

    See also

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