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Vietnam — Phrase #9

🎭#9 Cultural Special

Đồ mất dạy

/ɗo˧˩ mʌt˧˥ zaj˧˩/
Literal: Unteachable thing
Feels like: "Something that can't be taught manners" — in Vietnamese Confucian-influenced culture, this implies the parents failed to raise you properly. A multi-generational insult disguised as a comment about you
CurrentAdult⚠️⚠️⚠️ Severe
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