tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛɲ˦˧˥ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈan˦˥ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩] ~ [ʈan˦˥ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

Phrase

tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

  1. (idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire; literally "escape from a watermelon rind only to meet a coconut shell"
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