miệng hùm gan sứa

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ hum˨˩ ɣaːn˧˧ sɨə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ hum˦˩ ɣaːŋ˧˧ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [miəŋ˨˩ʔ hum˦˩ ɣaːŋ˧˧ sɨə˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ hʊm˨˩ ɣaːŋ˧˧ ʂɨə˦˥] ~ [miəŋ˨˩˨ hʊm˨˩ ɣaːŋ˧˧ sɨə˦˥]

Proverb

miệng hùm gan sứa

1. (idiomatic) all bark and no bite