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vạch lá tìm sâu

verb
Hanoi [vajk̟̚˧˨ʔ laː˧˦ tim˨˩ səw˧˧]Huế [vat̚˨˩ʔ laː˨˩˦ tim˦˩ ʂəw˧˧]Saigon [vat̚˨˩˨ laː˦˥ tim˨˩ ʂəw˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of vạch lá tìm sâu in English

Verb

  1. literal to separate the leaves to find the worm
  2. figurative to pick a hole in someone's coat

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How do you pronounce vạch lá tìm sâu?

IPA: Hanoi [vajk̟̚˧˨ʔ laː˧˦ tim˨˩ səw˧˧]; Saigon [vat̚˨˩˨ laː˦˥ tim˨˩ ʂəw˧˧]. Tones: vạch — heavy tone (nặng), lá — rising tone (sắc), tìm — falling tone (huyền), sâu — 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.