đa nghi như Tào Tháo
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 多疑 (“suspicious”), 如 (“like”) and 曹操 (“Cao Cao”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˦˩ tʰaːw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˦˥]
Adjective edit
- (literal) suspicious like Cao Cao
- (figurative, humorous) suspicious or paranoid about everything