cẩn tắc vô ưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 謹 (“careful”), 則 (“then”), 無 (“no”) and 憂 (“worry”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˩ tak̚˧˦ vo˧˧ ʔiw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˧˨ tak̚˦˧˥ vow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˦ tak̚˦˥ vow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˦ tak̚˦˥ jow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧]

Idiom

cẩn tắc vô ưu

  1. short for cẩn tắc vô ưu, vô áy náy
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