gầy gò

Vietnamese

Etymology

-o reduplication (A tone) of gầy.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəj˨˩ ɣɔ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəj˦˩ ɣɔ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəj˨˩ ɣɔ˨˩]

Adjective

gầy gò

  1. very thin; skinny
    • 1975, “Chỉ chừng đó thôi [Just Being Like That]”, Phạm Duy (music):
      Khi xưa em gầy gò đi ngang qua nhà thờ,
      Trông như con mèo khờ chờ bàn tay nâng đỡ.
      There once was a skinny girl passing by the church,
      looking as if she were a foolish kitty waiting for a helping hand.

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