da bọc xương
Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare Chinese 皮包骨 (bì bao cốt).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨəŋ˧˧]
Phrase
da bọc xương
- nothing but skin and bones; mere bag of bones