vô thưởng vô phạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無 (“have not”), 賞 (“reward”), 無 and 罰 (“punishment”).

Pronunciation

(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

vô thưởng vô phạt

(idiomatic, of an event or contest) inconsequential; meaningless

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