chiên ghẻ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chiên (“lamb; young sheep”) + ghẻ (“scabies, scab, scabby; mange, mangy”); calque of French brebis galeuse.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˧ ɣɛ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧ ɣɛ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˧˧ ɣɛ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- (idiomatic) a group's member who adversely influences on other members and besmirches a group's reputation; a bad apple