giở quẻ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở quẻ

Etymology

giở +‎ quẻ. Calque of Chinese 變卦 / 变卦 (biến quái).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˧˩ kwɛ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˧˨ kwɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩˦ wɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

giở quẻ

  1. (colloquial) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word
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