thành ngữ
Vietnamese
Examples |
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lên voi xuống chó (“[once got to] climb on elephants; [now have to] stoop to dogs' level; from riches to rags”) |
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 成語 (“set phrase”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ ŋɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier câu) thành ngữ
- an idiom (language)
See also
- tục ngữ