vô thưởng vô phạt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 無 (“have not”), 賞 (“reward”), 無 and 罰 (“punishment”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˩ vo˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ jow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨]
Adjective[edit]
- (idiomatic, of an event or contest) inconsequential; meaningless