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˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ləm˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chân lấm tay bùn

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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