nước mắt cá sấu
Vietnamese
Etymology
nước mắt (“tear”) + cá sấu (“crocodilian”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ səw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ səw˦˥]
Noun
nước mắt cá sấu
- (idiomatic) crocodile tears