tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɛɲ˦˧˥ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈan˦˥ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩] ~ [ʈan˦˥ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

Phrase

tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

1. (idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire; literally "escape from a watermelon rind only to meet a coconut shell"