thừa phì mã, ý khinh cừu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乘肥馬，衣輕裘.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩ fi˨˩ maː˦ˀ˥ ʔi˧˦ xïŋ˧˧ kiw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˦˩ fɪj˦˩ maː˧˨ ʔɪj˨˩˦ kʰɨn˧˧ kɨw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩ fɪj˨˩ maː˨˩˦ ʔɪj˦˥ kʰɨn˧˧ kɨw˨˩] ~ [tʰɨə˨˩ fɪj˨˩ maː˨˩˦ ʔɪj˦˥ xɨn˧˧ kɨw˨˩]

Idiom

thừa phì mã, ý khinh cừu

  1. To be clothed in furs and ride in a carriage drawn by well fed horses.
  2. To live in wealth.
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