thập phương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十方, composed of (ten) and (directions), Literary Chinese 十方 (shífāng).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thập phương

  1. (Buddhism) all the cardinal and ordinal directions and zenith and nadir
    Meronym: tứ phương
  2. (figurative) all directions
    Synonym: tứ phương

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