lòng lang dạ thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Mistranslation of Chinese 狼心狗肺 (lang tâm cẩu phế, “wolf-hearted, dog-lunged”)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ zaː˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦] ~ [lɔŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨ tʰʊw˦˥]

Adjective

lòng lang dạ thú

  1. (idiomatic, of a person) treacherous
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