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vô thưởng vô phạt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (have not), (reward), and (punishment).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˩ vo˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ vow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jow˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˦ jow˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

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thưởng phạt

  1. (idiomatic, of an event or contest) inconsequential; meaningless