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mèo khen mèo dài đuôi

phrase
Hanoi [mɛw˨˩ xɛn˧˧ mɛw˨˩ zaːj˨˩ ʔɗuəj˧˧]Huế [mɛw˦˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jaːj˦˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]Saigon [mɛw˨˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of mèo khen mèo dài đuôi in English

Phrase

  1. literal cats who boast of their own long tails
  2. figurative every ass loves to hear himself bray; every bird loves to listen to himself sing

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce mèo khen mèo dài đuôi?

IPA: Hanoi [mɛw˨˩ xɛn˧˧ mɛw˨˩ zaːj˨˩ ʔɗuəj˧˧]; Saigon [mɛw˨˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]. Tones: mèo — falling tone (huyền), khen — level tone (ngang), mèo — falling tone (huyền), dài — falling tone (huyền), đuôi — 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.