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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [tɨn˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) tin vịt

1. canard, hoax
2. fake news

See also

• đánh lừa
• chơi kham
• chơi xỏ
• xạo