an phận thủ thường

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 安分守常.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ fən˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

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an phận thủ thường

  1. (idiomatic) to resign oneself to mediocrity; to stop striving for greatness