cá mè một lứa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "barbs of the same spawn".

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ mɛ˨˩ mot̚˧˨ʔ lɨə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ mɛ˦˩ mok̚˨˩ʔ lɨə˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ mɛ˨˩ mok̚˨˩˨ lɨə˦˥]

Idiom

cá mè một lứa

  1. two peas in a pod

Usage notes
  • The phrase usually has a negative connotation.
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