da bọc xương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Chinese 皮包骨 (bì bao cốt).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Phrase

da bọc xương

  1. nothing but skin and bones; mere bag of bones
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