chia uyên rẽ thuý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From chia rẽ + uyên, short for uyên ương (“mandarin duck”) + thuý, synonym of bói cá (“kingfisher”). Compare uyên ương, chia loan rẽ phượng for similar expressions about love through birds.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ ʔwiən˧˧ zɛ˦ˀ˥ tʰwi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ ʔwiəŋ˧˧ ʐɛ˧˨ tʰwɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciə˧˧ (ʔ)wiəŋ˧˧ ɹɛ˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˦˥]

Phrase

chia uyên rẽ thuý

  1. (figurative) to separate two lovers
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