ngựa quen đường cũ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Literally “the horse goes on its familiar path”. Calque of Chinese 老馬識途 (lão mã thức đồ), but the semantics has changed.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˧˨ʔ kwɛn˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ku˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩ʔ kwɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ kʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˨ wɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ kʊw˨˩˦]
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