giặc bên Ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng
Pronunciation
Northern
/za̰ʔk˨˩ ɓen˧˧ ŋo˧˧ xəwŋ˧˧ ɓa̤ŋ˨˩ ɓa̤ː˨˩ ko˧˧ ɓen˧˧ ʨə̤wŋ˨˩/
Central
/ja̰k˨˨ ɓen˧˥ ŋo˧˥ kʰəwŋ˧˥ ɓaŋ˧˧ ɓaː˧˧ ko˧˥ ɓen˧˥ ʨəwŋ˧˧/
Southern
/jak˨˩˨ ɓəːŋ˧˧ ŋo˧˧ kʰəwŋ˧˧ ɓaŋ˨˩ ɓaː˨˩ ko˧˧ ɓəːŋ˧˧ ʨəwŋ˨˩/
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difficult sister-in-law
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difficult sister-in-law
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proverb
difficult sister-in-law
A proverb referring to the difficulty of dealing with a husband's unkind sisters.
vi Người xưa có câu giặc bên Ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng.
en The ancients had a proverb about the difficulty of dealing with a husband's sisters.
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