còn nước còn tát
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦ kɔn˨˩ taːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥ kɔŋ˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]
Idiom
còn nước còn tát
- (literally) (as long as) there's water left, it can be drained out
- (figuratively) if there's hope, then one should do to the most of their ability