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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally “to go up a mountain, carrying letters on one's back”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ len˧˧ nɔn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˨ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ len˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧] ~ [kɔŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ len˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩˦ cɨ˨˩˦ ləːn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic) to go to a remote, mountainous and underdeveloped area to do voluntary teaching