vỡ lòng
Vietnamese
Etymology
From vỡ (“to break; to open”) + lòng (“intestines; heart”). A native calque of the Sino-Vietnamese khai tâm (開心, “to open one's heart; to begin to learn”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəː˧˨ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [vəː˧˨ lɔŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
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