đi công tác
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
đi (“to go”) + công tác (“business trip”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗi˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˦˥]
Verb edit
- (literal) to go on a business trip
- (humorous) to go number two