bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦ zaː˧˧ maː˧˧ kwɛt̚˧˦ ɲaː˨˩ zaː˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦ ʐaː˧˧ maː˧˧ kwɛt̚˦˧˥ ɲaː˦˩ ʐaː˧˧ ʐaːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥ ɹaː˧˧ maː˧˧ wɛt̚˦˥ ɲaː˨˩ ɹaː˧˧ ɹaːk̚˦˥] Phonetic spelling: bói ra ma quét nhà ra rác === Phrase === bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác (literal) being a medium and getting "possessed" at some point is as predictable as sweeping your home and getting trash (figurative) don't be gullible and buy into medium, fortune-telling or divination nonsense (figurative) it's easy to be susceptible to confirmation bias, or to make a self-fulfilling prophecy