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chó chê mèo lắm lông

phrase
Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˧ mɛw˨˩ lam˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕej˧˧ mɛw˦˩ lam˦˧˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [cɔ˦˥ cej˧˧ mɛw˨˩ lam˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of chó chê mèo lắm lông in English

Phrase

  1. literal the dog calling the cat furry
  2. figurative the pot calling the kettle black

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How do you pronounce chó chê mèo lắm lông?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˧ mɛw˨˩ lam˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [cɔ˦˥ cej˧˧ mɛw˨˩ lam˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: chó — rising tone (sắc), chê — level tone (ngang), mèo — falling tone (huyền), lắm — rising tone (sắc), lông — 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.