đứng mũi chịu sào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “to stand at the prow and bear the pole”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ muj˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕiw˧˨ʔ saːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ muj˧˨ t͡ɕiw˨˩ʔ ʂaːw˦˩] ~ [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ muj˧˨ t͡ɕiw˨˩ʔ saːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ muj˨˩˦ ciw˨˩˨ ʂaːw˨˩] ~ [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ muj˨˩˦ ciw˨˩˨ saːw˨˩]

Idiom

đứng mũi chịu sào

  1. to take responsibility for the hardest part of a common task; to bear the brunt; to take the helm
    Tôi biết tôi chính là người phải đứng mũi chịu sào.
    I know that I'm exactly the one who has to bear the brunt.

See also

  • giơ đầu chịu báng
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