vắng như chùa Bà Đanh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • vắng tanh như chùa Bà Đanh

Etymology

Literally, “to be as desolate as the temple of Lady Đanh”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕuə˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɗajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕuə˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔɗɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ cuə˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɗan˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ cuə˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɗan˧˧]

Adjective

vắng như chùa Bà Đanh

  1. (idiomatic, of a place) completely desolate, devoid of people's visitations
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