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Vietnamese
Etymology
Literally “going up as high as sitting on an elephant’s back, going down as low as a dog";[1] perhaps alluding to the fact that ancient monarchs and commanders rode elephants while dogs were considered lowly animals used for guarding.
Pronunciation
Verb
lên voi xuống chó
- (idiomatic) to have ups and downs in one's life; to go from rags to riches and/or riches to rags; to move up and down the socioeconomic ladder
References
- ^ Vương Gia Thụy (2018). Learning to Live Through Vietnamese and American Proverbs: A Bilingual Vietnamese-English Edition