còn nước còn tát

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦ kɔn˨˩ taːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥ kɔŋ˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]

Idiom

còn nước còn tát

  1. (literal) (as long as) there's water left, it can be drained out
  2. (figuratively) if there's hope, then one should do to the most of their ability
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