nước đến chân mới nhảy

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗen˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ məːj˧˦ ɲaj˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗen˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ məːj˨˩˦ ɲaj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗəːn˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ məːj˦˥ ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦] === Adjective === nước đến chân mới nhảy (idiomatic) to wait for something bad to happen then trying to fix it; literally "to jump only when the water touches your feet/leg"