tối kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

From a jocular interpretation of sáng in sáng kiến (“bright idea”) as, understandably, "bright", which is then contrasted with tối (“dark”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [toj˧˦ kiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [toj˨˩˦ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [toj˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

tối kiến

  1. (humorous) a stupid idea
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