làm trâu làm ngựa

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Vietnamese

Etymology

làm +‎ trâu +‎ làm +‎ ngựa, literally “to be a water buffalo and be a horse”; compare Chinese 做牛做馬 / 做牛做马 (tố ngưu tố mã), 當牛做馬 / 当牛做马 (đương ngưu tố mã).

Pronunciation

Verb

làm trâu làm ngựa

  1. (idiomatic) to work diligently and submissively

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