rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • rượu mừng không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt
  • rượu mời không uống, uống rượu phạt

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 / 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 (jìngjiǔ bùchī chī fájiǔ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəw˧˨ʔ məːj˨˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔuəŋ˧˦ muən˧˦ ʔuəŋ˧˦ ziəw˧˨ʔ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɨəw˨˩ʔ məːj˦˩ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔuəŋ˦˧˥ muəŋ˦˧˥ ʔuəŋ˦˧˥ ʐɨəw˨˩ʔ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹɨəw˨˩˨ məːj˨˩ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔuəŋ˦˥ muəŋ˦˥ ʔuəŋ˦˥ ɹɨəw˨˩˨ faːk̚˨˩˨]
  • Phonetic spelling: rượu mời không uống muốn uống rượu phạt

Idiom

rượu mời không uống, muốn uống rượu phạt

  1. (idiomatic) to be forced to do something after initially turning down a request to do that thing
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