ác giả ác báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 惡 (“evil”), 者 (“people”), 惡 (“evil”) and 報 (“revenge”). Literally, “evil people will be returned with evil”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ zaː˧˩ ʔaːk̚˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˨ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ jaː˨˩˦ ʔaːk̚˦˥ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

Idiom

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  1. (idiomatic, of bad actions) what goes around comes around; you reap what you sow; as you sow, so shall you reap.
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