khôn nhà dại chợ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
khôn (“clever”) + nhà (“home”) + dại (“foolish”) + chợ (“market”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ zaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨]
Phrase[edit]
- clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers