thông

See also: Thong, thống, thóng, thòng, Thông, thõng, thōng, and thong

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 松 (“pine”, SV: tùng).

    Noun

    (classifier cây) thông • (桶)

    1. pine (tree of the genus Pinus)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 通.

      Verb

      thông

      1. to go over or through (to); to run through; to travel through; to cross
      2. to clear off; to unchoke; to unclog
      3. to be in succession; to be non-stop; to be on end
      4. to understand (thoroughly) and accept; to understand and agree to
      5. to be familiar with; to master; to be fluent or conversant in
      6. (archaic) to be sufficient; to be enough
      7. (slang) to buttfuck; to have anal sex
      Derived terms

      Noun

      thông

      1. short for thông phán (“secretary”)
      2. short for thông ngôn (“interpreter”)
      3. short for ống thông (“catheter”)

      Adjective

      thông

      1. (Central Vietnam) good; skilled

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      (classifier con) thông

      1. Northeastern Vietnam form of sông (“river”)
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