lỗ tai cây
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]lỗ tai (“ear canal”) + cây (“tree”), i.e. "tree ears", which of course do not exist, as opposed to normal functional human ears.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lo˦ˀ˥ taːj˧˧ kəj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [low˧˨ taːj˧˧ kəj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [low˨˩˦ taːj˧˧ kəj˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (Southern Vietnam, derogatory) ears merely for show
- Synonym: lỗ tai trâu
- Mày lỗ tai cây hay gì mà kêu ba bốn tiếng chưa trả lời?
- Are your ears decorations? How come you showed no acknowledgement although I've called for you several times already?