vơ đũa cả nắm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˦ˀ˥ kaː˧˩ nam˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˧˨ kaː˧˨ nam˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦ nam˦˥] ~ [jəː˧˧ ʔɗuə˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦ nam˦˥]

Verb

vơ đũa cả nắm

1. (literal) to grab an entire handful of chopsticks
2. (figurative) to paint with a broad brush