rộng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *roːŋʔ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

rộng • (𢌌, , 𤳱, )

  1. (literal) having lots of space, or spanning across great amounts of space; spacious, wide, broad, vast, large, etc.
    Antonyms: chật, hẹp
    rộng rãispacious
    Chỗ này rộng thật!
    This place is so large!
  2. (clothing) loose or too big; compare chật (tight or too small) and vừa (fitted)
  3. (figurative) having great breadth or depth; broad, vast, great, deep, etc.
    Antonym: hẹp
    hiểu biết/kiến thức (sâu) rộngbroad knowledge

Derived terms