đàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • đường hoàng
  • đình huỳnh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇 (“grandiose”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

    Adjective

    đàng hoàng

    1. comfortably off; well-off
    2. dignified; proper; nice
      Làm cho đàng hoàng vô.
      Do your part properly.
    3. in the open, scrupulous and trustable
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