thông

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 松 (“pine”, SV: tùng).

(classifier cây) thông • (桶)

1. pine (tree of the genus Pinus)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通.

thông

1. to go over or through (to); to run through; to travel through; to cross
2. to clear off; to unchoke; to unclog
3. to be in succession; to be non-stop; to be on end
4. to understand (thoroughly) and accept; to understand and agree to
5. to be familiar with; to master; to be fluent or conversant in
6. (archaic) to be sufficient; to be enough
7. (slang) to buttfuck; to have anal sex

thông

1. short for thông phán (“secretary”)
2. short for thông ngôn (“interpreter”)
3. short for ống thông (“catheter”)

thông

1. (Central Vietnam) good; skilled

(classifier con) thông

1. Northeastern Vietnam form of sông (“river”)