miệng ăn núi lở

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "just by eating, one can break up a mountain".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔan˧˧ nuj˧˦ ləː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ ləː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˦˥ ləː˨˩˦]

Phrase

miệng ăn núi lở

  1. (idiomatic) to spend one's money without generating any income; to fritter away a great fortune
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