làm ơn mắc oán

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm ơn (“to do (someone else) favor”) +‎ mắc (“to get”) +‎ oán (“hatred”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧ mak̚˧˦ ʔwaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥ ʔwaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˥ (ʔ)waːŋ˦˥]

Idiom

làm ơn mắc oán

1. benefactors often get hatred from beneficiaries; no good deed goes unpunished