đất có lề quê có thói

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đất lề quê thói

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗət̚˧˦ kɔ˧˦ le˨˩ kwe˧˧ kɔ˧˦ tʰɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ kɔ˨˩˦ lej˦˩ kwej˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ tʰɔj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˥ kɔ˦˥ lej˨˩ wej˧˧ kɔ˦˥ tʰɔj˦˥]

Proverb

đất có lề quê có thói

1. (figurative) the customs and habits of each region must be respected