chữa lợn lành thành lợn què
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ləːn˧˨ʔ lajŋ̟˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ləːn˧˨ʔ kwɛ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ lɛɲ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ kwɛ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˨˩˨ lan˨˩ tʰan˨˩ ləːŋ˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩]
Verb[edit]
- (literal) to try to "cure" a healthy pig and end up making it lame
- (figurative) to try to fix it while it ain't broke and end up breaking it