tán hươu tán vượn

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === nói hươu nói vượn === Etymology === Literally, “to chat about deer and apes”. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˦ hiəw˧˧ taːn˧˦ vɨən˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥ vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [taːŋ˦˥ hɨəw˧˧ taːŋ˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˨] === Verb === tán hươu tán vượn (idiomatic) to chat idly; to shoot the breeze