keo như kẹo kéo

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

keo (“stingy”) +‎ như (“like”) +‎ kẹo kéo (“taffy”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˧˨ʔ kɛw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˨˩ʔ kɛw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˨˩˨ kɛw˦˥]

Adjective edit

keo như kẹo kéo

(rhyming slang) very stingy

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