tự thân vận động

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 自身 (“oneself”) and 運動 (“to do a physical activity”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ tʰən˧˧ vən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

    Verb

    tự thân vận động

    1. (idiomatic) to do things by oneself; to stand on one's own two feet
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