lớp lang
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
-ang reduplication of lớp (“layer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːp̚˧˦ laːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːp̚˦˧˥ laːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləːp̚˦˥ laːŋ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
lớp lang
- good order; good arrangement
- 1909, Nguyễn Liên Phong, “Sài-Gòn”, in Nam Kỳ phong tục nhơn vật diễn ca:
- Mấy người nghèo khỗ cơ hàng, Đem con ăn học vửng an tấm lòng.
Lớp lang nghiêm chỉnh ngoài trong, Lần qua trường lớn thành công làm thầy.- Even poor people can be at ease when they let their children pursue education there,
The children will be placed in a thoroughly orderly environment, encouraged to strive for higher education [at La San Taberd] and eventually become good priests.
- Even poor people can be at ease when they let their children pursue education there,