đem con bỏ chợ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “to abandon one's child in the market” (i.e. to give the child up for adoption).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˩ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˨ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ cəː˨˩˨]

Verb

đem con bỏ chợ

1. (idiomatic, figurative) to help others and abandon them halfway; to help irresponsibly

Synonyms

• mang con bỏ chợ