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