ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem
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- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔan˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˨ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ caː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem
- (literal) he eats chả, she eats nem
- (figurative) both the man and the woman commit their own adultery
