quá tắc vật đạn cải

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 過則勿憚改, whence also the Japanese 過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ tak̚˧˦ vət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːn˧˨ʔ kaːj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ tak̚˦˧˥ vək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ʔ kaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ tak̚˦˥ vək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨ kaːj˨˩˦] ~ [waː˦˥ tak̚˦˥ jək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩˨ kaːj˨˩˦]

Idiom

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quá tắc vật đạn cải

  1. When making a mistake, do not be afraid to correct it.