đào mỏ

Vietnamese

ipa
Definitions
  • (literal) to mine
  • (figurative) to financially take advantage of one's romantic partner rather than be genuinely invested in the relationship, to be a gold digger

Etymology

Affix from Vietnamese đào (l, peach) + Vietnamese mỏ (l, beak)+ Vietnamese en (l, be a t ly, make repetitive sound, w)+ Vietnamese dig + Vietnamese en (l, be a t ly, make repetitive sound, w)+ Vietnamese mine.

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Vietnamese

mine

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