đã nghèo còn mắc cái eo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔn˨˩ mak̚˧˦ kaːj˧˦ ʔɛw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˨ ŋɛw˦˩ kɔŋ˦˩ mak̚˦˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦ ʔɛw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔŋ˨˩ mak̚˦˥ kaːj˦˥ ʔɛw˧˧]

Phrase

đã nghèo còn mắc cái eo

  1. (idiomatic) having further hardship(s) stacked upon preexisting poverty
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