khát nước

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Vietnamese

Etymology

khát +‎ nước.

Pronunciation

Noun

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(classifier con) khát nước

  1. chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)

Verb

khát nước

  1. to thirst for water
  2. (idiomatic) to push one's luck

Phrase

khát nước

  1. (figurative) hardship of a subsequent generation as a causality of the actions of the previous one
    Đời cha ăn mặn đời con khát nước.
    The father's generation is salty, the child's generation thirsts.
  2. (double entendre) one who yearns for their homeland; sometimes used pejoratively in reference to Overseas Vietnamese