cạp đất mà ăn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːp̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗət̚˧˦ maː˨˩ ʔan˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːp̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ maː˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˦˥ maː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧]

Idiom

cạp đất ăn

  1. impoverished; impecunious; destitute
  2. (dated) unable to pursue love due to its materialistic nature