đàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đường hoàng
• đình huỳnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇 (“grandiose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

đàng hoàng

1. comfortably off; well-off
2. dignified; proper; nice

   Làm cho đàng hoàng vô.

   Do your part properly.

3. in the open, scrupulous and trustable