trông

See also: trong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經, c. 12th cent.) as 竜⿰車, the simplified composition of 車 (MC kjo) + 龍 (MC ljowng) (modern SV: cư/xa long) and 𱸢, a simplified form of 籠 (MC ljowng) (modern SV: long).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

trông • (𥉩, 𥉫, 𥊛, 𪚤, 𪱯, 𪿁, 𪿄, 𬂙, 𬕾, 𬖉)

  1. to look at
    Synonym: nhìn
  2. to watch, to look after

See also

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