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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 自身 (“oneself”) and 運動 (“to do a physical activity”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (idiomatic) to do things by oneself; to stand on one's own two feet