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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 同病相憐.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˧ liən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]
Idiom[edit]
- (literally) people who suffer the same illness look out for each other
- (figuratively) misery loves company