lá lành đùm lá rách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "healthy leaves envelop torn leaves".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laː˧˦ lajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗum˨˩ laː˧˦ zajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laː˨˩˦ lɛɲ˦˩ ʔɗum˦˩ laː˨˩˦ ʐat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laː˦˥ lan˨˩ ʔɗʊm˨˩ laː˦˥ ɹat̚˦˥]

Proverb

lành đùm rách

  1. the strong protect the weak