khỉ ho cò gáy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˩ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˦˩ ɣaj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˦˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ hɔ˧˧ kɔ˨˩ ɣaj˦˥]

Adjective

khỉ ho cò gáy

  1. (literally) where monkeys cough and storks crow
  2. (idiomatic, of a place) ridiculously remote; in the middle of nowhere
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