bôi nhọ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (North Central Vietnam) bôi lọ === Etymology === bôi (“to coat, to smear”) +‎ nhọ (“soot”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧ ɲɔ˨˩˨] === Verb === bôi nhọ to bad-mouth someone, to defame