cẩn tắc vô ưu, vô áy náy

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˩ tak̚˧˦ vo˧˧ ʔiw˧˧ vo˧˧ ʔaj˧˦ naj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˧˨ tak̚˦˧˥ vow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧ vow˧˧ ʔaj˨˩˦ naj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˦ tak̚˦˥ vow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧ vow˧˧ ʔa(ː)j˦˥ na(ː)j˦˥] ~ [kəŋ˨˩˦ tak̚˦˥ jow˧˧ ʔɨw˧˧ jow˧˧ ʔa(ː)j˦˥ na(ː)j˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: cẩn tắc vô ưu vô áy náy

Idiom

cẩn tắc ưu, áy náy

  1. better safe than sorry