đào mỏ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

đào (“to dig”) +‎ mỏ (“mine”)

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ mɔ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ mɔ˨˩˦]

Verb edit

(literal) to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
(figurative, slang) to be a gold digger

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