uống nước nhớ nguồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 飲水思源 (ẩm thuỷ tư nguyên, literally “when drinking water, remember its source”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦ ɲəː˧˦ ŋuən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ɲəː˨˩˦ ŋuəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥ ɲəː˦˥ ŋuəŋ˨˩]

Idiom

uống nước nhớ nguồn

(figuratively) to be grateful to one's benefactor
Synonym: ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây

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