xanh cỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of xanh +‎ cỏ, in reference to the dense grass grown above one's longtime grave.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajŋ̟˧˧ kɔ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛɲ˧˧ kɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [san˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦]

Adjective

xanh cỏ

  1. (figurative) dead for a long time
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