như nước đổ đầu vịt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Phrase

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như nước đổ đầu vịt

  1. (literal) like water off a duck's head
  2. (figurative) like water off a duck's back.
    Synonym: như nước đổ lá khoai