ném đá giấu tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

ném (to throw) +‎ đá (rock) +‎ giấu (to hide) +‎ tay (hand)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɛm˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˦ zəw˧˦ taj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛm˦˧˥ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ jəw˨˩˦ taj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɛm˦˥ ʔɗaː˦˥ jəw˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

ném đá giấu tay

  1. (derogatory) to cover one's tracks (to conceal evidence of one's actions)