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 place where one bears the brunt of something, place that is most exposed nơi đầu sóng ngọn gió ― place bearing the brunt