bán chạy như tôm tươi

Vietnamese

Etymology

bán chạy (“to sell quickly”) +‎ như (“like”) +‎ tôm (“prawn”) +‎ tươi (“fresh”). Literally, to sell like fresh prawns.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨəj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ tom˧˧ tɨj˧˧]

Verb

bán chạy như tôm tươi

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to sell like hot cakes
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