chữa lợn lành thành lợn què

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥ ləːn˧˨ʔ lajŋ̟˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ləːn˧˨ʔ kwɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˨ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ lɛɲ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩ ləːŋ˨˩ʔ kwɛ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˨˩˨ lan˨˩ tʰan˨˩ ləːŋ˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩]

Verb

chữa lợn lành thành lợn què

  1. (literally) to try to "cure" a healthy pig and make it lame instead
  2. (figuratively) to try to fix it while it ain't broke and damage it instead
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