như nước đổ đầu vịt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ jɨt̚˨˩˨]
Phrase[edit]
- (literal) like water off a duck's head
- (figurative) like water off a duck's back.
- Synonym: như nước đổ lá khoai