trâu già gặm cỏ non

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Compare Chinese 老牛吃嫩草 (lǎoniú chī nèncǎo).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ zaː˨˩ ɣam˧˨ʔ kɔ˧˩ nɔn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˧˧ jaː˦˩ ɣam˨˩ʔ kɔ˧˨ nɔŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˧˧ jaː˨˩ ɣam˨˩˨ kɔ˨˩˦ nɔŋ˧˧]

Proverb edit

trâu già gặm cỏ non

(figurative) robbing the cradle

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