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ăn trông nồi ngồi trông hướng

Pronunciation Northern /an˧˧ ʨəwŋ˧˧ no̤j˨˩ ŋo̤j˨˩ ʨəwŋ˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˥/ Central /aŋ˧˥ tʂəwŋ˧˥ noj˧˧ ŋoj˧˧ tʂəwŋ˧˥ hɨə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /aŋ˧˧ tʂəwŋ˧˧ noj˨˩ ŋoj˨˩ tʂəwŋ˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˥/
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be observant
proverb
be observant

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Sense 1 proverb
be observant

This proverb advises people to be observant and behave appropriately according to their surroundings.

vi Mẹ dạy con phải biết ăn trông nồi ngồi trông hướng khi đi khách.

en My mother taught me to be observant and behave appropriately when visiting others.

Parts
咹𥉩㘨𡎢𥉩向
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Representative candidate
咹𥉩㘨𡎢𥉩向
Candidates by syllable
ăn 咹 trông 𥉩（𥉫 / 𥊛 / 𪚤） nồi 㘨 ngồi 𡎢（𡎥 / 𡎦 / 𡓮） trông 𥉩（𥉫 / 𥊛 / 𪚤） hướng 向（響）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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