lòng lang dạ thú
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Mistranslation of Chinese 狼心狗肺 (lang tâm cẩu phế, “wolf-hearted, dog-lunged”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ zaː˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦] ~ [lɔŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨ tʰʊw˦˥]
Adjective
[edit]- (idiomatic, of a person) treacherous