kiếm ăn

Vietnamese

Etymology

kiếm (“to seek, to search, to find”) +‎ ăn (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəm˧˦ ʔan˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəm˦˧˥ ʔaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kim˦˥ ʔaŋ˧˧]

Verb

(transitive) to make a living

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