miệng ăn núi lở

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "just by eating, one can break up a mountain".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔan˧˧ nuj˧˦ ləː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ ləː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ ʔaŋ˧˧ nuj˦˥ ləː˨˩˦]

Phrase

miệng ăn núi lở

1. (idiomatic) to spend one's money without generating any income; to fritter away a great fortune