như nước đổ lá khoai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “like water poured on a yam leaf”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˩ laː˧˦ xwaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ laː˨˩˦ kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˧˨ laː˨˩˦ xwaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ laː˦˥ kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [ɲɨ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˦ laː˦˥ xwaːj˧˧]

Phrase

như nước đổ lá khoai

  1. (idiomatic) like water off a duck's back.

Synonyms

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