thương cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ zɔj˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ vɔt̚˧˨ʔ ɣɛt̚˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔɓuj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʐɔj˧˧ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ vɔk̚˨˩ʔ ɣɛt̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʔɓuj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ cɔ˧˧ ɹɔj˧˧ cɔ˧˧ vɔk̚˨˩˨ ɣɛk̚˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨ cɔ˧˧ ʔɓuj˨˩] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ cɔ˧˧ ɹɔj˧˧ cɔ˧˧ jɔk̚˨˩˨ ɣɛk̚˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨ cɔ˧˧ ʔɓuj˨˩]
Phrase
thương cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi
- (literally) love means whipping, hate means giving sweetness and gentleness
- (figuratively) love means corporal punishment, hate means lenient treatment
See also
- roi vọt