tự thân vận động

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自身 (“oneself”) and 運動 (“to do a physical activity”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ tʰən˧˧ vən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

tự thân vận động

  1. (idiomatic) to do things by oneself; to stand on one's own two feet
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