điệu hổ li sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 調虎離山.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ ho˧˩ li˧˧ səːn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ how˧˨ lɪj˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ how˧˨ lɪj˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩˨ how˨˩˦ lɪj˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗiw˨˩˨ how˨˩˦ lɪj˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

    Idiom

    điệu hổ li sơn

    1. to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal