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How do you say “add insult to injury” in Vietnamese?

“Add insult to injury” in Vietnamese is đổ thêm dầu vào lửa (to add insult to injury), xát muối vào vết thương (to add insult to injury).

Vietnamese words for “add insult to injury”

  • Hanoi [ʔɗo˧˩ tʰem˧˧ zəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩˦ tʰem˧˧ jəw˨˩ vaːw˨˩ lɨə˨˩˦]đổ dipping thêm level dầu falling vào falling lửa dipping

    to add insult to injury

    for “add insult to injury” meaning: To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.

  • Hanoi [saːt̚˧˦ muəj˧˦ vaːw˨˩ vet̚˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [saːk̚˦˥ muj˦˥ vaːw˨˩ vəːt̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]xát rising muối rising vào falling vết rising thương level

    to add insult to injury

    for “add insult to injury” meaning: To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.