bươn chải

Vietnamese

Etymology

bươn +‎ chải.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨən˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəŋ˧˧ caːj˨˩˦]

Verb

bươn chải

  1. to strive to earn a living; to run about