lòng lang dạ sói

Vietnamese

Etymology

Both lòng lang and dạ sói mean “wolf’s heart”, or more literally, “wolf’s intestines, wolf’s stomach”, and they are combined into a reduplication for emphasis, which is found in some Vietnamese fossil compounds (see also rừng rú, xe cộ, etc.). lang (“wolf”) is Sino-Vietnamese.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ zaː˧ˀ˨ʔ sɔj˧ˀ˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨ˀ˨ʔ ʂɔj˩ˀ˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ laːŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˨ ʂɔj˦ˀ˥]

Adjective

lòng lang dạ sói

  1. (figuratively) very evil
    Đồ lòng lang dạ sói
    You evil bastard!
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