bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần
التعريفات والمعاني
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ ʔajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧ saː˧˧ muə˧˧ laːŋ˧˦ ziəŋ˨˩ ɣən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧ saː˧˧ muə˧˧ laːŋ˦˧˥ jiəŋ˦˩ ɣəŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ʔan˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧ saː˧˧ muə˧˧ laːŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˨˩ ɣəŋ˨˩]
=== Proverb ===
bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần
(idiomatic) neighbors are better than relatives who live far away