thanh thiên bạch nhật

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 青天白日, composed of 青天 (“blue sky”) and 白日 (“white sun; daytime”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ tʰiən˧˧ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ ɲək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    thanh thiên bạch nhật

    1. (figurative) broad daylight
      Thằng khốn làm trò đồi bại giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật.
      That degenerate did some degrading shit in broad daylight.
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