tứ tung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四 and 縱; the "four" here refers the four cardinal directions (tứ phía).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˦ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˦˥ tʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adverb

tứ tung

1. (colloquial) scattered all around