cá lớn nuốt cá bé

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “Big fish swallows small fish”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ ləːn˧˦ nuət̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ ʔɓɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥ nuək̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ʔɓɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥ nuək̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʔɓɛ˦˥]

Phrase

cá lớn nuốt cá bé

  1. (idiomatic) survival of the fittest
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