Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

bóng ma

[ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ maː˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) specter; ghost; phantom; apparition

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bóng ma; ma quỷ

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

trừ bỏ bóng ma của nạn đóito chase away the spectre of famine

bóng ma chiến tranhshadow of war

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Common questions

What does “bóng ma” mean?

(noun) specter; ghost; phantom; apparition

Is “bóng ma” formal or informal?

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