no bụng đói con mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

no bụng (“full belly”) +‎ đói (“hungry”) +‎ con mắt (“eye”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ʔɗɔj˧˦ kɔn˧˧ mat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ ʔɗɔj˨˩˦ kɔŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʔɗɔj˦˥ kɔŋ˧˧ mak̚˦˥]

Adjective

no bụng đói con mắt

  1. (idiomatic) having eyes bigger than one's stomach

Synonyms

  • (to have eyes bigger than one's stomach): con mắt lớn hơn cái bụng, mắt to hơn bụng

References

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