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lang bạt kì hồ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese reading of 狼跋其胡; from the Classic of Poetry:

狼跋其胡 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
狼跋其胡 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Lang bạt kì hồ, tái trí kì vĩ. [Pinyin]
The wolf springs forward on his dewlap, or trips back on his tail.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːt̚˧˨ʔ ki˨˩ ho˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ kɪj˦˩ how˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩ how˨˩]

Verb

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lang bạt hồ

  1. to live a wandering life; to wander
    Synonym: lang bạt