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đem chuông đi đánh xứ người

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, "to bring a bell to fight someone's lands".

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧ ʔɗi˧˧ ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ sɨ˧˦ ŋɨəj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɪj˧˧ ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ sɨ˨˩˦ ŋɨj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ cuəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɪj˧˧ ʔɗan˦˥ sɨ˦˥ ŋɨj˨˩]

Verb

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đem chuông đi đánh xứ người

  1. to go elsewhere for competition, to take part in a contest away from home