ếch ngồi đáy giếng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Probably a calque of Chinese 井底之蛙 (tỉnh để chi oa); literally "a frog that sits at the bottom of a well".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəjk̟̚˧˦ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦ ziəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔet̚˦˧˥ ŋoj˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəːt̚˦˥ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥]