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tự thân vận động

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 自身 (oneself) and 運動 (to do a physical activity).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ tʰən˧˧ vən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

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tự thân vận động

  1. (idiomatic) to do things by oneself; to stand on one's own two feet