an phận thủ thường

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) yên phận thủ thường

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 安分守常.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ fən˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    an phận thủ thường

    1. (idiomatic) to be contend with current situation; to resign oneself to mediocrity; to stop striving for greatness
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