đinh tặc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From đinh (nail) +‎ -tặc (criminal).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ tak̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩˨]

Noun

đinh tặc

  1. (slang) people who intentionally lay down nails and other pointy objects to obstruct and/or endanger traffic