màn trời chiếu đất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 幕天席地 (mạc thiên tịch địa).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˨˩ t͡ɕəːj˨˩ t͡ɕiəw˧˦ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˦˩ ʈəːj˦˩ t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ ʈəːj˨˩ ciw˦˥ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

Noun

màn trời chiếu đất • (幔𡗶𥴜𡐙)

  1. (idiomatic) a situation where many people become homeless, especially after a disaster
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