chân lấm tay bùn

Vietnamese

Etymology

chân (“legs”) +‎ lấm (“soiled”) +‎ tay (“arms”) +‎ bùn (“muddy”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ləm˧˦ taj˧˧ ʔɓun˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ləm˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ʔɓun˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ləm˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chân lấm tay bùn

  1. to toil bitterly; to labor arduously; to work one's fingers to the bone; to break one's back; to keep one's nose to the grindstone
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