vong ân bội nghĩa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 忘恩 and 背義.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔən˧˧ ʔɓoj˧˨ʔ ŋiə˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩ʔ ŋiə˧˨] ~ [vɔŋ˧˧ ʔəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩ʔ ŋiə˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩˨ ŋiə˨˩˦] ~ [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔəŋ˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩˨ ŋiə˨˩˦]

    Phrase

    vong ân bội nghĩa

    1. (idiomatic) to forget and deny the favors of one's benefactor