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Vietnamese
Etymology
lầm (“mud (obsolete)”) + than (“coal”), calque of Chinese 塗炭 / 涂炭 (đồ thán).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lầm than
- miserable, wretched
1944, “Tiến quân ca”, Văn Cao (lyrics), Văn Cao (music):Đoàn quân Việt Nam đi, sao vàng phấp phới
Dắt giống nòi quê hương qua nơi lầm than- Soldiers of Vietnam, marching onward
The golden star fluttering.
Leading the people of our native land,
out of misery and suffering.