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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Mistranslation of Chinese 狼心狗肺 (lang tâm cẩu phế, “wolf-hearted, dog-lunged”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ zaː˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦] ~ [lɔŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨ tʰʊw˦˥]
Adjective[edit]
- (idiomatic, of a person) treacherous