Definition

1. Verb:
   • To travel a long and arduous distance: The primary meaning of "lặn lội" is to undertake a journey that is long, difficult, and tiring, often involving hardship.
   • To trek or trudge through hardship: It implies making a strenuous effort to travel, often through challenging terrain or circumstances.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ tôi lặn lội từ quê lên thành phố để thăm con. (My mother traveled a long and arduous distance from the countryside to the city to visit her child.)
  • Anh ấy đã lặn lội khắp nơi để tìm việc làm. (He trekked everywhere to look for a job.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a connotation of sacrifice, dedication, and enduring physical difficulty for a purpose, such as for family or livelihood.
  • Bà cụ lặn lội bán hàng rong mỗi ngày để nuôi cháu. (The old woman trudges through hardship selling street food every day to raise her grandchild.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lội (v): to wade, to walk through water or a difficult path.
  • Lội suối (to wade across a stream).

Synonyms

• To trek: to make a long, difficult journey on foot.
• To trudge: to walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or difficult conditions.
• To travel laboriously: to journey with great effort.

Related Idioms

• Lặn lội nắng mưa: to endure sun and rain; to toil through all weather conditions.
  • Người nông dân lặn lội nắng mưa trên cánh đồng. (The farmer toils through sun and rain in the fields.)