hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • hoa lài cắm bãi cứt trâu

Etymology

Perhaps from folklore. Compare Chinese 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 (literally “a flower stuck into a pile of cow dung”).

Pronunciation
  • (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

(classifier bông) hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu

  1. (literally) an Arabian jasmine stuck in a pile of bullshit
  2. (figuratively) a beautiful woman married to a man who's terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate
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