đào mỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From đào (“to dig”) +‎ mỏ (“mine”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ mɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˨˩˦]

Verb

đào mỏ

  1. (literal) to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
  2. (figurative, slang) to be a gold digger
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