nhũng nhiễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冗 (“uncalled-for, unnecessary”) and 擾 (“to disturb, to trouble”). Doublet of nhõng nhẽo.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ ɲiəw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ɲiw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ɲiw˨˩˦]

Verb

nhũng nhiễu

to cause unnecessary troubles to the other party due to one's unreasonable demands
Quan lại nơi đây thường hay nhũng nhiễu dân.
The mandarins here often issues unreasonable demands that severely trouble the commoners.

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