nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Literally, "men eat like tigers, women eat like cats"
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ ho˧˩ nɨ˦ˀ˥ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ miəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ how˧˨ nɨ˧˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ miw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ how˨˩˦ nɨ˨˩˦ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ miw˧˧]
Phrase
nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu
- (idiomatic) men are supposed to take large bites and eat large portions, women are supposed to take small bites and eat small portions