tán hươu tán vượn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, "to chat about deers and apes".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˧˦ hiəw˧˧ taːn˧˦ vɨən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥ vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

tán hươu tán vượn

1. (idiomatic) to chat idly; to shoot the breeze