làm ơn mắc oán

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm ơn (“to do (someone else) favor”) +‎ mắc (“to get”) +‎ oán (“hatred”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧ mak̚˧˦ ʔwaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥ ʔwaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˥ (ʔ)waːŋ˦˥]

Idiom

làm ơn mắc oán

benefactors often get hatred from beneficiaries; no good deed goes unpunished

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