tối kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

From a jocular interpretation of sáng in sáng kiến (“bright idea”) as, understandably, "bright", which is then contrasted with tối (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [toj˧˦ kiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩˦ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [toj˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

tối kiến

1. (humorous) a stupid idea