yêu nhiều thì ốm, ôm nhiều thì yếu

التعريفات والمعاني

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Tonal play: yêu (“to love”) – yếu (“to be weak”); ôm (“to hug”) – ốm (“to be sick”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ ɲiəw˨˩ tʰi˨˩ ʔom˧˦ ʔom˧˧ ɲiəw˨˩ tʰi˨˩ ʔiəw˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ɲiw˦˩ tʰɪj˦˩ ʔom˦˧˥ ʔom˧˧ ɲiw˦˩ tʰɪj˦˩ ʔiw˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ɲiw˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩ ʔom˦˥ ʔom˧˧ ɲiw˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩ ʔiw˦˥] Phonetic spelling: yêu nhiều thì ốm ôm nhiều thì yếu === Idiom === yêu nhiều thì ốm, ôm nhiều thì yếu (wordplay, humorous) love a lot and you will get sick, hug a lot and you will get weak (alluding to STD and impotence due to overindulgence)