ăn miếng trả miếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ miếng (“piece”) +‎ trả (“to pay back”) +‎ miếng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ miəŋ˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˩ miəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ miəŋ˦˧˥ ʈaː˧˨ miəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ miəŋ˦˥ ʈaː˨˩˦ miəŋ˦˥]

Idiom

ăn miếng trả miếng

  1. tit for tat
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