đứng núi này trông núi nọ
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally “standing on one mountain, gazing at another”. Compare Chinese 這山望著那山高/这山望著那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ nuj˧˦ naj˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˧˦ nɔ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ nuj˨˩˦ naj˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ nɔ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ nuj˦˥ na(ː)j˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˦˥ nɔ˨˩˨]