giở quẻ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) trở quẻ

Etymology

giở +‎ quẻ. Calque of Chinese 變卦／变卦 (biến quái).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˩ kwɛ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˨ kwɛ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəː˨˩˦ wɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

giở quẻ

(colloquial) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word

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