tung hoành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 縱橫, composed of 縱 (“vertical”) and 橫 (“horizontal”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wan˨˩]

Verb

tung hoành

(literary) to do anything as one pleases

See also

hoành hành
trục tung
trục hoành

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