Khác nhau là ở chỗ
xaː˧˥ kʰaːk˧˥ ɲaːw˧˧ laː˧˧ la˧˧ ʔɔ˧˥ tɕɔ˧˥
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A common Vietnamese conversational phrase meaning "The difference is in..." or "What makes them different is..."
Chúng tôi giống nhau về tuổi, khác nhau là ở chỗ kinh nghiệm.
We are similar in age, what makes us different is experience.
Etymology
This phrase is a combination of common Vietnamese words: khác (different), nhau (each other), là (linking verb), ở (at/in), chỗ (place/spot). It developed naturally in conversational Vietnamese to introduce the point of difference between two or more things.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: "Khác nhau" = different from each other, "là ở chỗ" = is at the point (where). Together, they point to where the difference lies.
Synonyms
điểm khác biệt là ởsự khác nhau nằm ở
Related Words
khác nhaugiống nhauđiểm khác biệt