như nước đổ lá khoai

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ laː˧˦ xwaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ laː˨˩˦ kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ laː˨˩˦ xwaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ laː˦˥ kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ laː˦˥ xwaːj˧˧]

Phrase

như nước đổ lá khoai

1. Like water off a duck's back.

Synonyms

• như nước đổ đầu vịt