mèo mả gà đồng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "graveyard cats and field [i.e. wild] chickens".

gà đồng also means "(edible) frog".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛw˨˩ maː˧˩ ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛw˦˩ maː˧˨ ɣaː˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɛw˨˩ maː˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun[edit]

mèo mả gà đồng

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, often used attributive) vagabond; hobo
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