trời che đất chở

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 天覆地載／天覆地载 (thiên phú địa tái).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːj˨˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗət̚˧˦ t͡ɕəː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəːj˦˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəː˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəːj˨˩ cɛ˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˥ cəː˨˩˦]

Idiom

trời che đất chở

all-encompassing; totally inclusive; affecting all things
providing and caring for all things

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