đầu voi đuôi chuột

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “elephant head, rat tail”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗuəj˧˧ t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗuj˧˧ t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗuj˧˧ cuək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩ jɔj˧˧ ʔɗuj˧˧ cuək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

đầu voi đuôi chuột

  1. started with a lot of fanfare but petering out to nothing
  2. (of land, houses…) broad in the front and narrow in the back
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