cõng chữ lên non
Vietnamese
Etymology
Literally “to go up a mountain, carrying letters on one's back”.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ len˧˧ nɔn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˨ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ len˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩˦ cɨ˨˩˦ ləːn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]
Verb
cõng chữ lên non
- (idiomatic) to go to a remote, mountainous and underdeveloped area to do voluntary teaching