gửi trứng cho ác

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) gởi trứng cho ác
  • đưa trứng cho ác
  • giao trứng cho ác
  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) gởi trấng cho ác

Etymology

Literally, “to give eggs to a crow”, with a double entendre based on the homophony between ác (“crow”) and ác (惡, “evil”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˨ ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˨˩˦ ʈɨŋ˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

gửi trứng cho ác

  1. (idiomatic) to hand or entrust one's treasure to a feigning baddie
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