an phận thủ thường
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Northern Vietnam) yên phận thủ thường
Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 安分守常.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (idiomatic) to resign oneself to mediocrity; to stop striving for greatness