nhàn cư vi bất thiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 閒居 (“being idle”), 為 (“is”) and 不善 (“no good”), a quote from the Great Learning.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːn˨˩ kɨ˧˧ vi˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ tʰiən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːŋ˦˩ kɨ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːŋ˨˩ kɨ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ɲaːŋ˨˩ kɨ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩˨]

    Proverb

    nhàn cư vi bất thiện

    1. if people have nothing better to do, they'll do stupid or harmful things

    See also

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