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cá mè một lứa

phrase
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ mɛ˨˩ mot̚˧˨ʔ lɨə˧˦]Huế [kaː˨˩˦ mɛ˦˩ mok̚˨˩ʔ lɨə˨˩˦]Saigon [kaː˦˥ mɛ˨˩ mok̚˨˩˨ lɨə˦˥] browser voice
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Meanings of cá mè một lứa in English

Phrase

  1. idiomatic birds of a feather flock together

Etymology

Literally "barbs of the same spawn".

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce cá mè một lứa?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˧˦ mɛ˨˩ mot̚˧˨ʔ lɨə˧˦]; Saigon [kaː˦˥ mɛ˨˩ mok̚˨˩˨ lɨə˦˥]. Tones: cá — rising tone (sắc), mè — falling tone (huyền), một — heavy tone (nặng), lứa — rising tone (sắc).

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.