bần cùng sinh đạo tặc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “Poverty breeds thievery”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ sïŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ tak̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ tak̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ sɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ tak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ tak̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ sɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ tak̚˨˩˨]

Phrase

bần cùng sinh đạo tặc

  1. (idiomatic) poor people are going to do what they must to get by
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