được voi đòi tiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˧˨ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ jɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

được voi đòi tiên

1. (literal) to get an elephant and then ask for fairies
2. (figurative) to be greedy or entitled and ask much more than deserved