chưa biết mèo nào cắn mỉu nào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "there's no telling which cat will bite the other and prevail".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˧ ɓiət̚˧ˀ˦ mɛw˨˩ naːw˨˩ kan˧ˀ˦ miw˧˩ naːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˧ ɓiək̚˦˥ mɛw˧˧ naːw˧˧ kaŋ˦˥ miw˧˩ʔ naːw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨə˧˧ ɓiək̚˦ˀ˥ mɛw˨˩ naːw˨˩ kaŋ˦ˀ˥ miw˨˩˦ naːw˨˩]

Phrase

chưa biết mèo nào cắn mỉu nào

  1. (idiomatic) we'll see about that; the outcome is yet to be known; just you wait
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