vỡ lòng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vỡ (to break; to open) +‎ lòng (intestines; heart). A native calque of the Sino-Vietnamese khai tâm (開心, “to open one's heart; to begin to learn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

vỡ lòng

  1. to learn the alphabet
    lớp vỡ lòngABC level
    học vỡ lòngto learn the alphabet
  2. to learn something from the very beginning, as a complete newbie
    trình độ vỡ lòngbeginner level
    học tiếng Anh vỡ lòngto learn English from the ground up; to start learning/dabbling in English