nước mắt cá sấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

nước mắt (“tear”) +‎ cá sấu (“crocodilian”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ səw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ səw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ səw˦˥]

Noun

nước mắt cá sấu

  1. (idiomatic) crocodile tears
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