bán chạy như tôm tươi

Vietnamese

Etymology

bán chạy (“to sell quickly”) +‎ như (“like”) +‎ tôm (“prawn”) +‎ tươi (“fresh”). Literally, to sell like fresh prawns.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]

Verb

bán chạy như tôm tươi

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to sell like hot cakes