tình ngay lí gian

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • tình ngay lý gian

Etymology

Roughly, "one's own feelings are pure and just, but objective observation says otherwise".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˨˩ ŋaj˧˧ li˧˦ zaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˦˩ ŋaj˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦ jaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˨˩ ŋa(ː)j˧˧ lɪj˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

Idiom

tình ngay lí gian

  1. when one's actions or results are objectively detrimental despite good intention
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