phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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phòng bệnh +‎ hơn +‎ chữa bệnh.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ həːn˧˧ t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ həːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ həːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ həːŋ˧˧ cɨə˨˩˦ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]

Phrase

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phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh

  1. (healthcare) it's better to prevent diseases than to wait for them to happen and then treat them