tin vịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From tin (“news”) +‎ vịt (“duck”), calque of French canard. Compare English canard.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [tɨn˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) tin vịt

  1. canard, hoax
  2. fake news

See also
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