nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 男食如虎，女食如貓.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ ho˧˩ nɨ˦ˀ˥ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ miəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ how˧˨ nɨ˧˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ miw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ how˨˩˦ nɨ˨˩˦ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ miw˧˧]
Phrase edit
nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu
- (literal) men eat like tigers, women eat like cats
- (figurative) men are supposed to take large bites and eat large portions, women are supposed to take small bites and eat small portions