tin sái cổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ saːj˧˦ ko˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ ʂaːj˨˩˦ kow˧˨] ~ [tin˧˧ saːj˨˩˦ kow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ ʂaːj˦˥ kow˨˩˦] ~ [tɨn˧˧ saːj˦˥ kow˨˩˦]

Verb

tin sái cổ

  1. (idiomatic) to take something (usually a fraudulent claim) as a matter of fact without further inspection; to be too credulous
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