cắm sừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

cắm (“to erect a stick-like object by penetrating a surface with it”) +‎ sừng (“horn”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kam˧˦ sɨŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kam˦˧˥ ʂɨŋ˦˩] ~ [kam˦˧˥ sɨŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kam˦˥ ʂɨŋ˨˩] ~ [kam˦˥ sɨŋ˨˩]

Verb

cắm sừng

1. to cuckold; to put horns on

   cắm 7 cái sừng

   to have seven affairs

   Cái thằng đến tội. Bị vợ cắm sừng mà không hay.

   Poor bastard. He has no clue he's being cuckolded.