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chim trời cá nước

Pronunciation Northern /ʨim˧˧ ʨə̤ːj˨˩ kaː˧˥ nɨək˧˥/ Central /ʨim˧˥ tʂəːj˧˧ ka̰ː˩˧ nɨə̰k˩˧/ Southern /ʨim˧˧ tʂəːj˨˩ kaː˧˥ nɨək˧˥/
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distant and separated
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distant and separated

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distant and separated

A proverbial expression used to describe people who are very far apart and separated from each other.

vi Sau khi tốt nghiệp, bạn bè mỗi người một ngả, thật là chim trời cá nước.

en After graduation, friends went their separate ways and became distant and separated.

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