đầu sóng ngọn gió

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally: "beginning of the waves, crest of the wind".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ sawŋ͡m˧˦ ŋɔn˧˨ʔ zɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʂawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ŋɔŋ˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˩ sɔŋ˦˧˥ ŋɔŋ˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʂawŋ͡m˦˥ ŋɔŋ˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩ sawŋ͡m˦˥ ŋɔŋ˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥]

Noun

đầu sóng ngọn gió

1. place where one bears the brunt of something, place that is most exposed

   nơi đầu sóng ngọn gió ― place bearing the brunt