học hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to learn) and (to do).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hajŋ̟˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hɛɲ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ han˨˩]

    Verb

    học hành

    1. to do learning or studying
      Học hành chẳng đâu vào đâu!
      Your schoolwork is terrible!
      (literally, “[The way] you're doing your schoolwork is terrible!”)
    2. to learn or study thoroughly, without forgetting to apply theory to practice