nắm thằng có tóc, không ai nắm kẻ trọc đầu

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nam˧˦ tʰaŋ˨˩ kɔ˧˦ tawk͡p̚˧˦ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧ nam˧˦ kɛ˧˩ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗəw˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [nam˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ tawk͡p̚˦˧˥ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧ nam˦˧˥ kɛ˧˨ ʈawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗəw˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nam˦˥ tʰaŋ˨˩ kɔ˦˥ tawk͡p̚˦˥ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧ nam˦˥ kɛ˨˩˦ ʈawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗəw˨˩] Phonetic spelling: nắm thằng có tóc không ai nắm kẻ trọc đầu === Phrase === nắm thằng có tóc, không ai nắm kẻ trọc đầu (literal) if you're gonna grab onto someone, grab onto one with hair, don't grab onto a bald one (figurative) if you're gonna come after someone, come after a rich one, don't come after a poor one