đàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • đường hoàng
  • đình huỳnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇 (“grandiose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

đàng hoàng

  1. comfortably off; well-off
  2. dignified; proper; nice
    Làm cho đàng hoàng vô.
    Do your part properly.
  3. in the open, scrupulous and trustable
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