đa nghi như Tào Tháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 多疑 (“suspicious”), 如 (“like”) and 曹操 (“Cao Cao”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˦˩ tʰaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ taːw˨˩ tʰaːw˦˥]

Adjective

đa nghi như Tào Tháo

1. (literal) suspicious like Cao Cao
2. (figurative, humorous) suspicious or paranoid about everything