có bệnh thì vái tứ phương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tʰi˨˩ vaːj˧˦ tɨ˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˦˩ vaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔ˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩ vaːj˦˥ tɨ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [kɔ˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩ jaːj˦˥ tɨ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]

Phrase

có bệnh thì vái tứ phương

1. (literal) if you're ill, bow to all four directions
2. (figurative) if you're ill, seek the cure from every source imaginable, eastern, western or otherwise