khỉ ho cò gáy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˩ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣa(ː)j˦˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣa(ː)j˦˥]

Adjective

khỉ ho cò gáy

1. (literal) where monkeys cough and storks crow
2. (idiomatic, of a place) ridiculously remote; in the middle of nowhere