ngây thơ như con cầy tơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngây thơ (naive) + như (like) + con (animal classifier) + cầy (young civet; young dog)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɔn˧˧ kəj˨˩ təː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ kəj˦˩ təː˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ kəj˨˩ təː˧˧]

Adjective

ngây thơ như con cầy

  1. (teen rhyming slang) too naive

See also

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