trèo cao té đau

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) trèo cao ngã đau

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩ kaːw˧˧ tɛ˧˦ ʔɗaw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛw˦˩ kaːw˧˧ tɛ˨˩˦ ʔɗaw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɛw˨˩ kaːw˧˧ tɛ˦˥ ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧]

Idiom

trèo cao té đau

  1. (Southern Vietnam) the bigger they are, the harder they fall
    Mày đừng có trèo cao té đau, tao sẽ đá mày xuống mà không cần nhìn lại.
    Don't you dare climb high and fall hard, I will kick you down and not look back.
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