khỉ ho cò gáy
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˩ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˦˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˦˥]
Adjective
khỉ ho cò gáy
- (literally) where monkeys cough and storks crow
- (idiomatic, of a place) ridiculously remote; in the middle of nowhere