đinh tặc

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From đinh (“nail”) +‎ -tặc (“criminal”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ tak̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩˨]

Noun edit

đinh tặc

(slang) people who intentionally lay down nails and other pointy objects to obstruct and/or endanger traffic

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