lang bạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 狼跋; from the Classic of Poetry:

狼跋其胡、載疐其尾。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
狼跋其胡、载疐其尾。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Lang bạt kỳ hồ, tái trí kỳ vĩ. [Pinyin]
The wolf springs forward on his dewlap, or trips back on his tail.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

lang bạt

  1. to live a wandering life; to wander
    Synonym: lang bạt kì hồ
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