miệng ăn núi lở

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "just by eating, one can break up a mountain".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔan˧˧ nuj˧˦ ləː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ ləː˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˦˥ ləː˨˩˦]

Phrase

miệng ăn núi lở

(idiomatic) to spend one's money without generating any income; to fritter away a great fortune

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