mèo khen mèo dài đuôi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩ xɛn˧˧ mɛw˨˩ zaːj˨˩ ʔɗuəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛw˦˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jaːj˦˩ ʔɗuj˧˧] ~ [mɛw˦˩ xɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jaːj˦˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧] ~ [mɛw˨˩ xɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]

Phrase

mèo khen mèo dài đuôi

1. (literal) cats who boast of their own long tails
2. (figurative) every ass loves to hear himself bray; every bird loves to listen to himself sing

See also

• chó chê mèo lắm lông