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gió chiều nào theo chiều ấy

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Hanoi [zɔ˧˦ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ ʔəj˧˦]Huế [jɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕiw˦˩ naːw˦˩ tʰɛw˧˧ t͡ɕiw˦˩ ʔəj˨˩˦]Saigon [jɔ˦˥ ciw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ ciw˨˩ ʔəj˦˥] browser voice
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Meanings of gió chiều nào theo chiều ấy in English

Phrase

  1. literal to follow whichever way the wind is blowing
  2. figurative the person in question always swims with the tide; the person in question always goes with the prevailing opinion or winning team

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How do you pronounce gió chiều nào theo chiều ấy?

IPA: Hanoi [zɔ˧˦ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ ʔəj˧˦]; Saigon [jɔ˦˥ ciw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ ciw˨˩ ʔəj˦˥]. Tones: gió — rising tone (sắc), chiều — falling tone (huyền), nào — falling tone (huyền), theo — level tone (ngang), chiều — falling tone (huyền), ấy — 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.