trứng khôn hơn vịt

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ xon˧˧ həːn˧˧ vit̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ kʰoŋ˧˧ həːŋ˧˧ vit̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ kʰoŋ˧˧ həːŋ˧˧ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʈɨŋ˦˥ kʰoŋ˧˧ həːŋ˧˧ jɨt̚˨˩˨] === Phrase === trứng khôn hơn vịt (literal) the egg is smarter than the duck (figurative) when a child thinks they're smarter than the adults around them: to teach grandmother to suck eggs