lá lành đùm lá rách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "healthy leaves envelop torn leaves".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laː˧˦ lajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗum˨˩ laː˧˦ zajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laː˨˩˦ lɛɲ˦˩ ʔɗum˦˩ laː˨˩˦ ʐat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laː˦˥ lan˨˩ ʔɗʊm˨˩ laː˦˥ ɹat̚˦˥]

Proverb

lá lành đùm lá rách

1. the strong protect the weak