ăn miếng trả miếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ miếng (“piece”) +‎ trả (“to pay back”) +‎ miếng.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ miəŋ˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˩ miəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ miəŋ˦˧˥ ʈaː˧˨ miəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ miəŋ˦˥ ʈaː˨˩˦ miəŋ˦˥]

Idiom

ăn miếng trả miếng

  1. tit for tat
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.