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nai lưng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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nai (to strap) +‎ lưng (one's back).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nai lưng

  1. to subject oneself to hard labour; to toil
    Mẹ mày nai lưng làm việc kiếm tiền mà mày chỉ biết ăn chơi phè phỡn.
    Your mother is toiling for a living while you only know how to indulge yourself in pleasure.