vừa ăn cướp vừa la làng
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨə˨˩ ʔan˧˧ kɨəp̚˧˦ vɨə˨˩ laː˧˧ laːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨə˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ kɨəp̚˦˧˥ vɨə˦˩ laː˧˧ laːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɨə˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ kɨəp̚˦˥ vɨə˨˩ laː˧˧ laːŋ˨˩] ~ [jɨə˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ kɨəp̚˦˥ jɨə˨˩ laː˧˧ laːŋ˨˩]
Verb edit
- (literally) to burglarize while crying for help
- (figuratively, idiomatic, derogatory) to accuse others of wrongdoing as the wrongdoer to escape guilt and responsibility by diverting attention