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một đi không trở lại

phrase
Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗi˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩ laːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [mok̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗɪj˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈəː˧˨ laːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɪj˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈəː˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of một đi không trở lại in English

Phrase

  1. idiomatic to go once and never come back; gone once and never coming back
  2. idiomatic to come only once and never come back

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 一去不復返 /一去不复返 (nhất khứ bất phục phản).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce một đi không trở lại?

IPA: Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗi˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩ laːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɪj˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈəː˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˨]. Tones: một — heavy tone (nặng), đi — level tone (ngang), không — level tone (ngang), trở — dipping tone (hỏi), lại — heavy tone (nặng).

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.