khôn nhà dại chợ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]khôn (“clever”) + nhà (“home”) + dại (“foolish”) + chợ (“market”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ zaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨]
Phrase
[edit]- clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers