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- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗen˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ məːj˧˦ ɲaj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗen˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ məːj˨˩˦ ɲaj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗəːn˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ məːj˦˥ ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦]
nước đến chân mới nhảy
- (idiomatic) to wait for something bad to happen then trying to fix it; literally "to jump only when the water touches your feet"
