đinh tặc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From đinh (“nail”) +‎ -tặc (“criminal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ tak̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ tak̚˨˩˨]

Noun

đinh tặc

1. (slang) people who intentionally lay down nails and other pointy objects to obstruct and/or endanger traffic