giận cá chém thớt

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === giận (“to be angry”) +‎ cá (“fish”) +‎ chém (“to slash”) +‎ thớt (“cutting board”) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˧˨ʔ kaː˧˦ t͡ɕɛm˧˦ tʰəːt̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [jəŋ˨˩ʔ kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥ tʰəːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəŋ˨˩˨ kaː˦˥ cɛm˦˥ tʰəːk̚˦˥] === Verb === giận cá chém thớt (literal) To be angry at the fish and slash the chopping board (idiomatic, figurative) To take out one's anger on someone who was not at fault