da bọc xương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Chinese 皮包骨 (bì bao cốt).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Phrase

da bọc xương

1. nothing but skin and bones; mere bag of bones