làm công ăn lương

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to work”) +‎ công (“work, labor”) +‎ ăn (“to eat, to earn”) +‎ lương (“salary, wage, earnings”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔan˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːm˦˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

làm công ăn lương

  1. (idiomatic) to work and earn, to be a salaryman
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