làm ra vẻ
Pronunciation
Northern
/la̤ːm˨˩ zaː˧˧ vɛ̰˧˩˧/
Central
/laːm˧˧ ʐaː˧˥ jɛ˧˩˨/
Southern
/laːm˨˩ ɹaː˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦/
Listen
pretend
Verb
pretend
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to pretend Feelings, Appearance & Personality
To behave in a way that suggests something is true when it is not.
vi Cô ấy đang làm ra vẻ như mình không hề biết chuyện gì.
en She is pretending as if she doesn't know anything.
Parts
làm / ra vẻ / A compound of làm + ra vẻ …
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Parts
làm / ra vẻ / A compound of làm + ra vẻ …
OriginA compound of làm + ra vẻ
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𫜵𠚢𡲈
Candidates by syllable
làm
𫜵
ra
𠚢（𦋦）
vẻ
𡲈（𢽙 / 𨤔）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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giả bộ / có vẻ / ra vẻ / tỏ vẻ …
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Similar
giả bộ / có vẻ / ra vẻ / tỏ vẻ …
Use
việc làm / làm việc / làm vườn / làm sao …
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Use
việc làm / làm việc / làm vườn / làm sao …