thõng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [tʰɔŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cái) thõng • (埇)

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) small slim jar or vase, traditionally used to store fish sauce
    Có con gái trong nhà như thõng mắm treo đầu giàng.[1]
    Having daughters in the family is like having jars of fish sauce hanging at the bed's headboard.

Etymology 2

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Verb

thõng • (腫, 踊, 󲌶)

  1. to droop, to sag
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Hai Con Chuột”, in Tiểu thuyết thứ bảy‎[1], number 432, Hanoi, 26 September 1942
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