ruột để ngoài da

Vietnamese
FWOTD – 18 October 2021

Etymology

Literally "leave one's bowels outside one's skin".

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˩ ŋwaːj˨˩ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐuək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˧˨ ŋwaːj˦˩ jaː˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹuək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˨˩˦ ŋwaːj˨˩ jaː˧˧]

Adjective

ruột để ngoài da

  1. (idiomatic) wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      - Cái ruột hôi rượu để ngoài da như ông mà cũng đòi bí mật?
      "You wear your liquored-up heart on your sleeve and still demand secrecy?"
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