vỡ lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From vỡ (“to break; to open”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”). A native calque of the Sino-Vietnamese khai tâm (開心, “to open one's heart; to begin to learn”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˨ lawŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

vỡ lòng

(archaic, of children) to learn the alphabet
lớp vỡ lòng ― ABC level
học vỡ lòng ― to learn the alphabet
to learn something from the very beginning, as a complete newbie
trình độ vỡ lòng ― beginner level
học tiếng Anh vỡ lòng ― to learn English from the ground up; to start learning/dabbling in English

单词	vỡ lòng
释义	vỡ lòng Vietnamese Etymology From vỡ (“to break; to open”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”). A native calque of the Sino-Vietnamese khai tâm (開心, “to open one's heart; to begin to learn”). Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəː˦ˀ˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩] (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəː˧˨ lawŋ͡m˦˩] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [jəː˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩] Verb vỡ lòng (archaic, of children) to learn the alphabet lớp vỡ lòng ― ABC level học vỡ lòng ― to learn the alphabet to learn something from the very beginning, as a complete newbie trình độ vỡ lòng ― beginner level học tiếng Anh vỡ lòng ― to learn English from the ground up; to start learning/dabbling in English
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