được voi đòi tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “to have got an elephant and then ask for fairies”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˧˨ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ jɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

được voi đòi tiên

  1. (idiomatic) to be greedy or entitled and ask much more than deserved

Synonyms

  • được voi đòi Hai Bà Trưng
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