khỉ ho cò gáy
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˩ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣa(ː)j˦˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣa(ː)j˦˥]
Adjective edit
- (literal) where monkeys cough and storks crow
- (idiomatic, of a place) ridiculously remote; in the middle of nowhere