trâu già gặm cỏ non
Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare Chinese 老牛吃嫩草.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ zaː˨˩ ɣam˧˨ʔ kɔ˧˩ nɔn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəw˧˧ jaː˦˩ ɣam˨˩ʔ kɔ˧˨ nɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈəw˧˧ jaː˨˩ ɣam˨˩˨ kɔ˨˩˦ nɔŋ˧˧]
Proverb
trâu già gặm cỏ non
- (figuratively) robbing the cradle