được voi đòi tiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˧˨ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩ʔ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ vɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɨək̚˨˩˨ jɔj˧˧ ʔɗɔj˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

được voi đòi tiên

(literal) to get an elephant and then ask for fairies
(figurative) to be greedy or entitled and ask much more than deserved

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