thong manh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 從冥 (SV: thung minh).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˧˧ majŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˧˧ mɛɲ˧˧] ~ [tʰɔŋ˧˧ mɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˧˧ man˧˧]

Adjective

thong manh

1. (medicine, of one's eyes) blind or obscure, yet with no apparent symptoms