gửi trứng cho ác
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) gởi trứng cho ác
- đưa trứng cho ác
- giao trứng cho ác
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) gởi trấng cho ác
Etymology edit
Literally, "to give eggs to a crow", with wordplay from the homophony between ác (“crow”) and ác (惡, “evil”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˨ ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˨˩˦ ʈɨŋ˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˥]