chiên ghẻ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chiên (“lamb; young sheep”) +‎ ghẻ (“scabies, scab, scabby; mange, mangy”); calque of French brebis galeuse.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˧ ɣɛ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧ ɣɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˧˧ ɣɛ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) chiên ghẻ

  1. (idiomatic) a group's member who adversely influences on other members and besmirches a group's reputation; a bad apple

See also

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