vào sinh ra tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Mistranslation of Chinese 出生入死 (xuất sanh nhập tử)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːw˨˩ sïŋ˧˧ zaː˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːw˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ʐaː˧˧ tɨ˧˨] ~ [vaːw˦˩ sɨn˧˧ ʐaː˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaːw˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ɹaː˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [jaːw˨˩ sɨn˧˧ ɹaː˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

vào sinh ra tử

  1. (idiomatic) to be involved in long, dangerous, life-or-death missions, especially military ones
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