gửi trứng cho ác

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) gởi trứng cho ác
• đưa trứng cho ác
• giao trứng cho ác
• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) gởi trấng cho ác

Etymology

Literally, "to give eggs to a crow", with wordplay from the homophony between ác (“crow”) and ác (惡, “evil”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣɨj˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣɨj˧˨ ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɨj˨˩˦ ʈɨŋ˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ʔaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

gửi trứng cho ác

1. (idiomatic) to hand or entrust one's treasure to a feigning baddie