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dài lưng tốn vải

adjective
Hanoi [zaːj˨˩ lɨŋ˧˧ ton˧˦ vaːj˧˩]Huế [jaːj˦˩ lɨŋ˧˧ toŋ˦˧˥ vaːj˧˨]Saigon [jaːj˨˩ lɨŋ˧˧ toŋ˦˥ vaːj˨˩˦] browser voice
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dài lưng tốn vải means a long back wastes cloth; lazy; clumsy.

Meanings of dài lưng tốn vải in English

Adjective

  1. idiomatic a long back wastes cloth
  2. figurative, idiomatic lazy, clumsy, useless, idle, unwilling to do physical work

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What does dài lưng tốn vải mean in English?

dài lưng tốn vải (adjective) means "a long back wastes cloth; lazy; clumsy".

How do you pronounce dài lưng tốn vải?

IPA: Hanoi [zaːj˨˩ lɨŋ˧˧ ton˧˦ vaːj˧˩]; Saigon [jaːj˨˩ lɨŋ˧˧ toŋ˦˥ vaːj˨˩˦]. Tones: dài — falling tone (huyền), lưng — level tone (ngang), tốn — rising tone (sắc), vải — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.