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Vietnamese
Etymology
In usage, from Chinese 分屍 / 分尸 (phân thi), but with the substitution of phân (分) with the etymologically unrelated phanh through phono-semantic matching.
Pronunciation
Verb
phanh thây
- to tear a person to pieces
- Synonym: xé xác
- ngũ mã phanh thây ― dismemberment with five horses
- tứ mã phanh thây ― dismemberment with four horses
Tao căm nó lắm ! Mỗi lần thấy mặt nó cười đểu tao chỉ muốn phanh thây/xé xác nó thôi !- I really hate her! Every time I see her smirking at me I just want to tear her to pieces!