thập phương
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 十方, composed of 十 (“ten”) and 方 (“directions”), Literary Chinese 十方 (shífāng).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ fɨəŋ˧˧]
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Noun
[edit]- (Buddhism) all the cardinal and ordinal directions and zenith and nadir
- Meronym: tứ phương
- (figurative) all directions
- Synonym: tứ phương