long đong
Appearance
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- filled with hardship and misfortune
- (figurative, by extension) wandering or unsettled
References
[edit]- Nguyễn Quang Hồng (2012) “冬 đong”, in Tự Điển Chữ Nôm Dẫn Giải [Nôm Characters with Quotations and Annotations] (in Vietnamese)