vỡ giọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

vỡ (“to break”) +‎ giọng (“voice”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ zawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˨ jawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [vəː˧˨ jɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəː˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

vỡ giọng

1. to undergo a voice crack (change in a boy's voice during puberty)

See also

• nhổ giò