khai man

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to declare, to state, to testify”) and 瞞 (“to lie”). Also compare 謾 / 谩 (“to deceive”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ maːn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    khai man

    1. to lie; to speak deceptively; to perjure
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