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Vietnamese
Etymology
Perhaps from folklore. Compare Chinese 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 / 一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 (yī duǒ xiānhuā chā zài niúfèn shàng, literally “a flower stuck into a pile of cow dung”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier bông) hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu
- (literal) an Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) stuck in a pile of water buffalo shit
- (figurative) a beautiful woman married to a man who's so terribly below her status or standard to be considered appropriate