thò lò

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˨˩ lɔ˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˦˩ lɔ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɔ˨˩ lɔ˨˩] === Etymology 1 === From Cantonese 陀螺 (to4 lo4-2, SV: đà loa). ==== Noun ==== (classifier con) thò lò spinning top Synonym: bông vụ (by extension) a six-sided spinning top used for gambling ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Looks like a reduplication, but does not actually follow any known pattern.”) ==== Adverb ==== thò lò (of nose or snot) runnily, runningly Nước mũi chảy thò lò. ― Snot drips runnily from the nose. ===== Derived terms =====