da bọc xương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Chinese 皮包骨 (bì bao cốt).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɓawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Phrase[edit]

da bọc xương

nothing but skin and bones; mere bag of bones

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