tán hươu tán vượn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "to chat about deers and apes".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˦ hiəw˧˧ taːn˧˦ vɨən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥ vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (idiomatic) to chat idly; to shoot the breeze