bán sống bán chết
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bán- (“half-”) + sống (“to live”) + bán- + chết (“to die”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ səwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɓaːn˧˦ t͡ɕet̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ cəːt̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ səwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ cəːt̚˦˥]
Adverb
[edit]- in a dire situation that puts your endurance to the test
- chạy bán sống bán chết
- to run like your life depends on it