có bệnh thì vái tứ phương

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (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

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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