lầm than

lầm than

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləm˨˩ tʰaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləm˦˩ tʰaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləm˨˩ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

lầm than

1. miserable, wretched
   • 1944, Văn Cao (lyrics), Văn Cao (music), “Tiến quân ca”:

     Đoàn quân Việt Nam đi, sao vàng phấp phới
     Dắt giống nòi quê hương qua nơi lầm than

     Soldiers of Vietnam, marching onward
     The golden star fluttering.
     Leading the people of our native land,
     out of misery and suffering.