tin vịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From tin (“news”) +‎ vịt (“duck”), calque of French canard. Compare English canard.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [tɨn˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) tin vịt

canard, hoax
fake news

See also

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