thập phương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 十方, composed of 十 (“ten”) and 方 (“directions”), Literary Chinese 十方 (shífāng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ fɨəŋ˧˧]
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    Noun

    thập phương

    1. (Buddhism) all the cardinal and ordinal directions and zenith and nadir
      Meronym: tứ phương
    2. (figurative) all directions
      Synonym: tứ phương

    See also

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