gần đất xa trời

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣən˨˩ ʔɗət̚˧˦ saː˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəŋ˦˩ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ saː˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəŋ˨˩ ʔɗək̚˦˥ saː˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩] === Idiom === gần đất xa trời to have one foot in the grave; to be dying; to be close to death