tứ tung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四 and 縱; 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
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