đồng sàng dị mộng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 同床異夢 (same bed, different dreams).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ saːŋ˨˩ zi˧˨ʔ məwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʂaːŋ˦˩ jɪj˨˩ʔ məwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ saːŋ˦˩ jɪj˨˩ʔ məwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʂaːŋ˨˩ jɪj˨˩˨ məwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ saːŋ˨˩ jɪj˨˩˨ məwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

    Phrase

    đồng sàng dị mộng

    1. people live or work together but have very different interests or agendas