gần đất xa trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣən˨˩ ʔɗət̚˧˦ saː˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəŋ˦˩ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ saː˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəŋ˨˩ ʔɗək̚˦˥ saː˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩]

Idiom

gần đất xa trời

  1. to have one foot in the grave; to be dying; to be close to death
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