tình ngay lí gian

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tình ngay lý gian

Etymology

Roughly, "one's own feelings are pure and just, but objective observation says otherwise".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˨˩ ŋaj˧˧ li˧˦ zaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˦˩ ŋaj˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦ jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˨˩ ŋa(ː)j˧˧ lɪj˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

Idiom

tình ngay lí gian

1. when one's actions or results are objectively detrimental despite good intention