đất vàng bị
VI
A Vietnamese colloquial phrase referring to prime, high-value real estate that has been wrongfully seized or illegally acquired.
Dự án này nằm trên mảnh đất vàng bị chiếm dụng từ nhiều năm trước.
This project is located on a plot of prime land that was wrongfully seized many years ago.
Etymology
The phrase combines three Vietnamese words: đất meaning 'land', vàng meaning 'gold' (to describe high value), and bị meaning 'suffered from' or 'been subjected to' to indicate wrongful action. It became widely used in Vietnamese media discussing real estate corruption and illegal land grabbing.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: đất = land, vàng = gold (think 'golden land' = prime real estate), bị = wrongfully suffered. So remember: golden prime land that suffered wrongful seizure.
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