hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from folklore. Compare Chinese 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上／一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 (yī duǒ xiānhuā chā zài niúfèn shàng, literally “a flower stuck into a pile of cow dung”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ ɲaːj˨˩ kam˧˦ ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥ kɨt̚˧˦ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ ɲaːj˦˩ kam˦˧˥ ʔɓaːj˧˨ kɨk̚˦˧˥ ʈəw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ ɲaːj˨˩ kam˦˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩˦ kɨk̚˦˥ ʈəw˧˧]
Noun[edit]
(classifier bông) hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
- (literal) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
- (figurative) a beautiful woman married to a man who's so terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate