lường

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: lương).

    Verb

    lường • (, 𫾄)

    1. to measure; to gauge
    2. to estimate; to find out
    See also

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “extension of etymology 1?”).

    Verb

    lường • (𫾄)

    1. to deceive; to play a confidence trick on; to swindle
    Derived terms