long đong

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

long đong • (龍冬, 竜冬)

  1. filled with hardship and misfortune
  2. (figurative, by extension) wandering or unsettled
    Synonyms: lận đận, điêu đứng

References

  • Nguyễn Quang Hồng (2012), “冬 đong”, in Tự Điển Chữ Nôm Dẫn Giải [Nôm Characters with Quotations and Annotations] (in Vietnamese)
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