an bần lạc đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安貧樂道.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ ʔɓən˨˩ laːk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓəŋ˦˩ laːk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓəŋ˨˩ laːk̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Idiom

an bần lạc đạo

1. to be contented with living in poverty and take delight in abiding by moral principles

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)