thối lại
give change
Typed without accents: thoi lai
Meaning
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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give change
verbto give change, to give back (change)
In Hà Nội thối means 'smelly', so people there say trả lại tiền thừa.
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Here's twenty thousand change for you.
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You haven't given me my change yet.
Saigon only
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