xát muối vào vết thương

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xát (“rub”) +‎ muối (“salt”) +‎ vào (“into”) +‎ vết thương (“wound”). Compare Chinese 傷口上撒鹽／伤口上撒盐.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˧˦ muəj˧˦ vaːw˨˩ vet̚˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [saːk̚˦˧˥ muj˨˩˦ vaːw˦˩ vet̚˦˧˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [saːk̚˦˥ muj˦˥ vaːw˨˩ vəːt̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˥ muj˦˥ jaːw˨˩ jəːt̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

xát muối vào vết thương

(idiomatic) to add insult to injury

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