chó ăn vã mắm
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɔ˧˥ an˧˧ vaʔa˧˥ mam˧˥/
Central
/ʨɔ̰˩˧ aŋ˧˥ jaː˧˩˨ ma̰m˩˧/
Southern
/ʨɔ˧˥ aŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩˦ mam˧˥/
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squabbling
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squabbling
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proverb
squabbling
A Vietnamese proverb used to describe people who are constantly arguing or fighting with each other.
vi Hai người họ cứ cãi nhau như chó ăn vã mắm.
en The two of them are constantly squabbling with each other.
Parts
chó / ăn vã / mắm …
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Parts
chó / ăn vã / mắm …
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
㹥咹浘𩻐
Candidates by syllable
chó
㹥
ăn
咹
vã
浘（𡳎 / 𨁱 / 𨘘）
mắm
𩻐（𪊅）
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.
Similar
nước mắm / bún mắm / khô như con mắm / khô như cá mắm …
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Similar
nước mắm / bún mắm / khô như con mắm / khô như cá mắm …
Use
chó cỏ / chó lài / chó vàng / chó má …
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Use
chó cỏ / chó lài / chó vàng / chó má …