tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧ˀ˦ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˧ˀ˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈan˦˥ vɔ˧˩ʔ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨ˀ˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ʔ jɨə˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈan˦ˀ˥ vʲɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ vʲɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

Phrase

tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

  1. (idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire; literally "escape from a watermelon rind only to meet a coconut shell"
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