thâm sơn cùng cốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 深山窮谷.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ səːn˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kəwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰəm˧˧ səːŋ˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kəwk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [tʰəm˧˧ səːŋ˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kəwk͡p̚˦˥]
Idiom
- remote; off the beaten track; isolated
- Synonym: vùng sâu vùng xa