râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˧˨ʔ kam˧˦ kam˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ kiə˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˨˩ʔ kam˦˧˥ kam˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ kiə˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹəw˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɔ˨˩˨ kam˦˥ kam˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ kiə˧˧]

Phrase

râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia

  1. (literal) this gentleman's beard transplanted onto that lady's chin
  2. (figurative) a square peg in a round hole
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