lập nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 立業.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Verb

lập nghiệp

1. to establish one's business; to build one's career