miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ mo˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ mot̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓo˨˩ zaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ mow˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mok̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓow˦˩ jaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ mow˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mok̚˨˩˨ ʔɓow˨˩ jaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]
Phrase
miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm
- (literally) this person preaches Buddhism, yet they have a basketful of knives in their heart
- (figuratively) the person in question doesn't really believe the virtues they preach