tức nước vỡ bờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

tức +‎ nước +‎ vỡ +‎ bờ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦ vəː˦ˀ˥ ʔɓəː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥ vəː˧˨ ʔɓəː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥ vəː˨˩˦ ʔɓəː˨˩] ~ [tɨk̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥ jəː˨˩˦ ʔɓəː˨˩]

Idiom

tức nước vỡ bờ

  1. the straw that broke the camel's back