vuông

See also: vương, vướng, vưởng, Vương, and Vượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 方 (“square”, SV: phương).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧] ~ [juəŋ˧˧]
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    Adjective

    vuông • (𣃱, 𣄇, 𣄖, 𩖫, 𪯵, 𪯾)

    1. (geometry) square
    2. (geometry, of angles) right
      góc vuông
      a right angle
      tam giác vuông
      a right triangle
      Đường thẳng d vuông góc với đường thẳng t.
      Line d is perpendicular to line t.
    3. (geometry) square (Used in the names of units of area)

    Derived terms

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