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thằng chột làm vua xứ mù

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Hanoi [tʰaŋ˨˩ t͡ɕot̚˧˨ʔ laːm˨˩ vuə˧˧ sɨ˧˦ mu˨˩]Huế [tʰaŋ˦˩ t͡ɕok̚˨˩ʔ laːm˦˩ vuə˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦ mʊw˦˩]Saigon [tʰaŋ˨˩ cok̚˨˩˨ laːm˨˩ vuə˧˧ sɨ˦˥ mʊw˨˩] browser voice
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Meanings of thằng chột làm vua xứ mù in English

Phrase

  1. synonym of anh chột làm vua xứ mù (“in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”) ≈ anh chột làm vua xứ mù

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How do you pronounce thằng chột làm vua xứ mù?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaŋ˨˩ t͡ɕot̚˧˨ʔ laːm˨˩ vuə˧˧ sɨ˧˦ mu˨˩]; Saigon [tʰaŋ˨˩ cok̚˨˩˨ laːm˨˩ vuə˧˧ sɨ˦˥ mʊw˨˩]. Tones: thằng — falling tone (huyền), chột — heavy tone (nặng), làm — falling tone (huyền), vua — level tone (ngang), xứ — rising tone (sắc), mù — falling tone (huyền).

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.