khôn nhà dại chợ

Vietnamese

Etymology

khôn (“clever”) +‎ nhà (“home”) +‎ dại (“foolish”) +‎ chợ (“market”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xon˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ zaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˦˩ jaːj˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ ɲaː˨˩ jaːj˨˩˨ cəː˨˩˨]

Phrase

khôn nhà dại chợ

clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers

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