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)