vỏ quýt dày có móng tay nhọn

Vietnamese

Etymology

vỏ (“peel”) +‎ quýt (“mandarin orange”) +‎ dày (“thick”) +‎ có (“has”) +‎ móng tay (“fingernail”) +‎ nhọn (“sharp”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˩ kwit̚˧˦ zaj˨˩ kɔ˧˦ mawŋ͡m˧˦ taj˧˧ ɲɔn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ kwɨt̚˦˧˥ jaj˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ mawŋ͡m˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ɲɔŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [vɔ˧˨ kwɨt̚˦˧˥ jaj˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ mɔŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ɲɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ wɨt̚˦˥ ja(ː)j˨˩ kɔ˦˥ mawŋ͡m˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ɲɔŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ wɨt̚˦˥ ja(ː)j˨˩ kɔ˦˥ mawŋ͡m˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ɲɔŋ˨˩˨]

Proverb

vỏ quýt dày có móng tay nhọn

  1. (figurative) it doesn't matter how smart or cunning you are, there's always someone else better to take you down

See also

  • kẻ cắp gặp bà già
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