luật rừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of English law of the jungle.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwət̚˧˨ʔ zɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwək̚˨˩ʔ ʐɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ ɹɨŋ˨˩]

Noun

luật rừng

  1. law of the jungle; survival of the fittest