tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

A play on the words dưa (“melon”) and dừa (“coconut”), which both refer to fruits and differ only in tone.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛɲ˦˧˥ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈan˦˥ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩] ~ [ʈan˦˥ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

Phrase

tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

  1. (literally) away from the watermelon rind, into the coconut shell
  2. (figurative) out of the frying pan, into the fire
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