bán chạy như tôm tươi

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨəj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]

Etymology

bán chạy (to sell quickly) +‎ như (like) +‎ tôm (prawn) +‎ tươi (fresh). Literally, to sell like fresh prawns.

Verb

bán chạy như tôm tươi

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to sell like hot cakes