núi cao còn có núi cao hơn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "for every high mountain there is an even higher mountain". Compare Chinese 一山還有一山高一山还有一山高 (nhất sơn hoàn hữu nhất sơn cao).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nuj˧˦ kaːw˧˧ kɔn˨˩ kɔ˧˦ nuj˧˦ kaːw˧˧ həːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nuj˨˩˦ kaːw˧˧ kɔŋ˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ nuj˨˩˦ kaːw˧˧ həːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nuj˦˥ kaːw˧˧ kɔŋ˨˩ kɔ˦˥ nuj˦˥ kaːw˧˧ həːŋ˧˧]

Proverb[edit]

núi cao còn núi cao hơn

  1. do not be smug about your achievements, as there are always people who do even better