râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˧˨ʔ kam˧˦ kam˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ kiə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˨˩ʔ kam˦˧˥ kam˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ kiə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˨˩˨ kam˦˥ kam˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ kiə˧˧]

Phrase

râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia

1. (literal) this gentleman's beard transplanted onto that lady's chin
2. (figurative) a square peg in a round hole