giở quẻ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở quẻ

Etymology

giở +‎ quẻ. Calque of Chinese 變卦／变卦 (biến quái).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˩ kwɛ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˨ kwɛ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəː˨˩˦ wɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

giở quẻ

1. (colloquial) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word