rảnh rỗi sinh nông nổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of rảnh rỗi (“free; unoccupied”) +‎ sinh +‎ nông nổi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajŋ̟˧˩ zoj˦ˀ˥ sïŋ˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧ noj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɛɲ˧˨ ʐoj˧˨ ʂɨn˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧ noj˧˨] ~ [ʐɛɲ˧˨ ʐoj˧˨ sɨn˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧ noj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹan˨˩˦ ɹoj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧ noj˨˩˦] ~ [ɹan˨˩˦ ɹoj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧ noj˨˩˦]

Proverb

rảnh rỗi sinh nông nổi

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

See also

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