nghèo rớt mồng tơi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • nghèo rớt mùng tơi

Etymology

nghèo (“poor”) +‎ rớt (“drop”) +‎ mồng tơi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˨˩ zəːt̚˧˦ məwŋ͡m˨˩ təːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˦˩ ʐəːk̚˦˧˥ məwŋ͡m˦˩ təːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˨˩ ɹəːk̚˦˥ məwŋ͡m˨˩ təːj˧˧]

Adjective

nghèo rớt mồng tơi

  1. (idiomatic, figurative, humorous) so damn broke; so financially wanting
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