nghèo rớt mồng tơi

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === nghèo rớt mùng tơi === Etymology === nghèo (“poor”) +‎ rớt (“drop”) +‎ mồng tơi. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˨˩ zəːt̚˧˦ məwŋ͡m˨˩ təːj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˦˩ ʐəːk̚˦˧˥ məwŋ͡m˦˩ təːj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɛw˨˩ ɹəːk̚˦˥ məwŋ͡m˨˩ təːj˧˧] === Adjective === nghèo rớt mồng tơi (idiomatic, figurative, humorous) so damn broke; so financially wanting