miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ mo˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ mot̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓo˨˩ zaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ mow˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mok̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓow˦˩ jaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ mow˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mok̚˨˩˨ ʔɓow˨˩ jaːw˧˧ ɣam˧˧]

Phrase

miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm

  1. (literally) this person preaches Buddhism, yet they have a basketful of knives in their heart
  2. (figuratively) the person in question doesn't really believe the virtues they preach
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