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How do you say “like water off a duck's back” in Vietnamese?

“Like water off a duck's back” in Vietnamese is như nước đổ lá khoai, như nước đổ đầu vịt.

Vietnamese words for “like water off a duck's back”

  • Hanoi [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ laː˧˦ xwaːj˧˧] · Saigon [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ laː˦˥ kʰwaːj˧˧]như level nước rising đổ dipping lá rising khoai level

    for “like water off a duck's back” meaning: Without immediate or lasting effects.

  • Hanoi [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ vɨt̚˨˩˨]như level nước rising đổ dipping đầu falling vịt heavy

    for “like water off a duck's back” meaning: Without immediate or lasting effects.

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