thay trời hành đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 替天行道 (tìtiānxíngdào).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩ hajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩ hɛɲ˦˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩ han˨˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Verb

thay trời hành đạo

  1. (idiomatic) to enforce the (moral) Way on behalf of Heaven, to take the law into one's own hands
    Synonym: thế thiên hành đạo
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