keo như kẹo kéo

Vietnamese

Etymology

keo (“stingy”) +‎ như (“like”) +‎ kẹo kéo (“taffy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˧˨ʔ kɛw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˨˩ʔ kɛw˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɛw˨˩˨ kɛw˦˥]

Adjective

keo như kẹo kéo

  1. (rhyming slang) very stingy
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