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con sâu làm rầu nồi canh

proverb
Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ səw˧˧ laːm˨˩ zəw˨˩ noj˨˩ kajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [kɔŋ˧˧ ʂəw˧˧ laːm˦˩ ʐəw˦˩ noj˦˩ kɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʂəw˧˧ laːm˨˩ ɹəw˨˩ noj˨˩ kan˧˧] browser voice

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Meanings of con sâu làm rầu nồi canh in English

Proverb

  1. literal one caterpillar spoils the broth pot
  2. figurative one bad apple can spoil the barrel

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How do you pronounce con sâu làm rầu nồi canh?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ səw˧˧ laːm˨˩ zəw˨˩ noj˨˩ kajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʂəw˧˧ laːm˨˩ ɹəw˨˩ noj˨˩ kan˧˧]. Tones: con — level tone (ngang), sâu — level tone (ngang), làm — falling tone (huyền), rầu — falling tone (huyền), nồi — falling tone (huyền), canh — 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.