vô thưởng vô phạt
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 無 (“have not”), 賞 (“reward”), 無 and 罰 (“punishment”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˩ vo˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ jow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
Adjective
[edit]- (idiomatic, of an event or contest) inconsequential; meaningless