đứng bóng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đứng (“immobile”) +‎ bóng (“shadow”). Compare đứng tuổi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]

Adjective

đứng bóng

  1. (of the sun) to be directly overhead
  2. (of the sun, figurative) midday
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