thế thiên hành đạo

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 替天行道.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ tʰiən˧˧ hajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧ hɛɲ˦˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ tʰiəŋ˧˧ han˨˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Verb[edit]

thế thiên hành đạo

  1. (idiomatic) to enforce the (moral) Way on behalf of Heaven, to take the law into one's own hands
    Synonym: thay trời hành đạo