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tốt khoe xấu che

phrase
Hanoi [tot̚˧˦ xwɛ˧˧ səw˧˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]Huế [tok̚˦˧˥ kʰwɛ˧˧ səw˨˩˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]Saigon [tok̚˦˥ kʰwɛ˧˧ səw˦˥ cɛ˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones

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Meanings of tốt khoe xấu che in English

Phrase

  1. people tend to show what's good about themselves and hide what's bad

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How do you pronounce tốt khoe xấu che?

IPA: Hanoi [tot̚˧˦ xwɛ˧˧ səw˧˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]; Saigon [tok̚˦˥ kʰwɛ˧˧ səw˦˥ cɛ˧˧]. Tones: tốt — rising tone (sắc), khoe — level tone (ngang), xấu — rising tone (sắc), che — 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.