như nước đổ đầu vịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “like water poured on a duck's head”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Phrase

như nước đổ đầu vịt

  1. (idiomatic) like water off a duck's back.
    Synonym: như nước đổ lá khoai
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