tầm phào

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ faːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˦˩ faːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ faːw˨˩]

Adjective

tầm phào

  1. (colloquial) futile; useless
  2. (colloquial) stupid; silly
    Hơi đâu lo ba cái chuyện tầm phào.
    We don't have time to worry about something that silly.

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