phanh thây

Vietnamese

Etymology

In usage, from Chinese 分屍／分尸 (phân thi), but with the substitution of phân (分) with the etymologically unrelated phanh through phono-semantic matching.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fajŋ̟˧˧ tʰəj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɛɲ˧˧ tʰəj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fan˧˧ tʰəj˧˧]
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Verb

phanh thây

  1. to tear a person to pieces
    Synonym: xé xác
    ngũ mã phanh thây ― dismemberment with five horses
    tứ mã phanh thây ― dismemberment with four horses
    Tao căm nó lắm ! Mỗi lần thấy mặt nó cười đểu tao chỉ muốn phanh thây/xé xác nó thôi !
    I really hate her! Every time I see her smirking at me I just want to tear her to pieces!
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