nước mắt cá sấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

nước mắt (“tear”) +‎ cá sấu (“crocodilian”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ səw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ səw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ səw˦˥]

Noun

nước mắt cá sấu

1. (idiomatic) crocodile tears