vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally "when the owner is away from home, the chicken will peck the earthenware pot of shrimp" (in Vietnam, chickens are known for their love of shrimp)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˦ t͡ɕu˧˩ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ vawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ niəw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ɲaː˦˩ ɣaː˦˩ vawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ niw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ vawk͡p̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧ tom˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩ ɣaː˨˩ jawk͡p̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧ tom˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: vắng chủ nhà gà vọc niêu tôm

Idiom

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vắng chủ nhà, vọc niêu tôm

  1. when the cat's away the mice will play