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-iếc
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IEC -iec
Vietnamese
Suffix
suffix for reduplication with dismissive meaning, schm-
vi nghỉ to rest -iếc nghỉ nghiếc
5 chứ có muốn là người hùng người hiếc gì đâu. it isn't that I want to be some hero schmero or something.
Usage notes
Spelled vi -yếc after a glide and vi yếc when reduplicating a vowel-initial word.