vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "when the owner is away from home, the chicken will peck the earthenware pot of shrimp" (in Vietnam, chickens are known for their love of shrimp)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˦ t͡ɕu˧˩ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ vawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ niəw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ɲaː˦˩ ɣaː˦˩ vawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ niw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ vawk͡p̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧ tom˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ jawk͡p̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: vắng chủ nhà gà vọc niêu tôm

Idiom

vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm

  1. when the cat's away the mice will play
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