mạo danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 冒名.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

    Verb

    mạo danh

    1. to go under someone else's name; to use a false identity