bổn cũ soạn lại

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Literally "old book/script rewritten".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓon˧˩ ku˦ˀ˥ swaːn˧˨ʔ laːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˨ kʊw˧˨ ʂwaːŋ˨˩ʔ laːj˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɓoŋ˧˨ kʊw˧˨ swaːŋ˨˩ʔ laːj˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ kʊw˨˩˦ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ laːj˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ kʊw˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ laːj˨˩˨]

Phrase

bổn cũ soạn lại

(idiomatic) the same tired old trick; the same trite trope