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đã nghèo còn mắc cái eo

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Hanoi [ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔn˨˩ mak̚˧˦ kaːj˧˦ ʔɛw˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaː˧˨ ŋɛw˦˩ kɔŋ˦˩ mak̚˦˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦ ʔɛw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔŋ˨˩ mak̚˦˥ kaːj˦˥ ʔɛw˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of đã nghèo còn mắc cái eo in English

Phrase

  1. idiomatic having further hardship(s) stacked upon preexisting poverty

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How do you pronounce đã nghèo còn mắc cái eo?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔn˨˩ mak̚˧˦ kaːj˧˦ ʔɛw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ŋɛw˨˩ kɔŋ˨˩ mak̚˦˥ kaːj˦˥ ʔɛw˧˧]. Tones: đã — creaky rising tone (ngã), nghèo — falling tone (huyền), còn — falling tone (huyền), mắc — rising tone (sắc), cái — rising tone (sắc), eo — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.