ntsej muag

== White Hmong == === Etymology === ntsej (“ear”) +‎ muag (“eye”), literally “ears and eyes”, being defining parts of the face. The "contemptible being" meaning appears to be a metonymic semantic shift, as a "being who still shows one's face despite having lost face". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᶯd͡ʐe˥˧.muə̯˧˩̤/ === Noun === ntsej muag (classifier: lub) the face fame (mildly derogatory?) shameless contemptible being === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.