tứ tung

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and ; the "four" here refers the four cardinal directions (tứ phía).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˦ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˦˥ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Adverb

    tứ tung

    1. (colloquial) scattered all around