đơn thương độc mã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 單槍獨馬; literally "with one spear and one horse".

Very similar to, although not exactly the same as, various Chinese sayings like 單人獨馬／单人独马 (đơn nhân độc mã) and 單槍匹馬／单枪匹马 (đơn thương thất mã).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ maː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ maː˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ maː˨˩˦]

Adverb

đơn thương độc mã

  1. (idiomatic, literary) on one's own; by oneself
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