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ở đâu còn lâu mới nói

Pronunciation Northern /ə̰ː˧˩˧ ɗəw˧˧ kɔ̤n˨˩ ləw˧˧ məːj˧˥ nɔj˧˥/ Central /əː˧˩˨ ɗəw˧˥ kɔŋ˧˧ ləw˧˥ mə̰ːj˩˧ nɔ̰j˩˧/ Southern /əː˨˩˦ ɗəw˧˧ kɔŋ˨˩ ləw˧˧ məːj˧˥ nɔj˧˥/
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Describing an attitude of keeping secrets and firmly refusing to reveal information.

vi Anh ấy rất kín tiếng, ở đâu còn lâu mới nói bí mật của mình cho ai.

en He is very tight-lipped and firmly refuses to reveal his secrets to anyone.

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