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Vietnamese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to abandon one's child in the market” (i.e. to give the child up for adoption).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˩ t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˨ t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛm˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ cəː˨˩˨]
Verb
edit- (idiomatic, figurative) to help others and abandon them halfway; to help irresponsibly