chó ngáp phải ruồi

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ ŋaːp̚˧˦ faːj˧˩ zuəj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ ŋaːp̚˦˧˥ faːj˧˨ ʐuj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥ ŋaːp̚˦˥ faːj˨˩˦ ɹuj˨˩]

Phrase

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chó ngáp phải ruồi

  1. (literal) a dog who gets a fly in its mouth when it's yawning
  2. (figurative) nothing but a fluke
    Nó đậu à? Chắc là chó ngáp phải ruồi thôi!
    He passed? Must've been a fluke!