vơ đũa cả nắm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “to grab a handful of chopsticks”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˦ˀ˥ kaː˧˩ nam˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˧˨ kaː˧˨ nam˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦ nam˦˥] ~ [jəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦ nam˦˥]

Verb

vơ đũa cả nắm

  1. (figurative) to paint with a broad brush
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