đói cho sạch, rách cho thơm

Vietnamese

Etymology

đói (“hungry”) +‎ cho (“to let on”) +‎ sạch (“clean”) +‎ rách (“torn”) +‎ cho +‎ thơm (“fragrant”), splitting đói rách (“poor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔj˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˨ʔ zajk̟̚˧˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ tʰəːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔj˨˩˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ ʂat̚˨˩ʔ ʐat̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ tʰəːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɔj˨˩˦ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ sat̚˨˩ʔ ʐat̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɔ˧˧ tʰəːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔj˦˥ cɔ˧˧ ʂat̚˨˩˨ ɹat̚˦˥ cɔ˧˧ tʰəːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɔj˦˥ cɔ˧˧ sat̚˨˩˨ ɹat̚˦˥ cɔ˧˧ tʰəːm˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: đói cho sạch rách cho thơm

Proverb

đói cho sạch, rách cho thơm

  1. One must remain decent and honorable in spite of hardship.
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