viển vông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (less common) viễn vông

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 遠妄 (SV: viễn vọng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˧˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ vəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

viển vông

  1. fantastical; fanciful
  2. unrealistic; impractical
  3. in vain; futile
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