đa nghi như Tào Tháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 多疑 (“suspicious”), 如 (“like”) and 曹操 (“Cao Cao”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˦˩ tʰaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˦˥]

Adjective

đa nghi như Tào Tháo

  1. (literal) suspicious like Cao Cao
  2. (figurative, humorous) suspicious or paranoid about everything
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