ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔan˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˨ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ caː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]

Phrase

ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem

(literal) he eats chả, she eats nem
(figurative) both the man and the woman commit their own adultery

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