lang thang

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Reduplication of first elemental from lang bạt "to wander, to live a wandering life"?”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

Verb edit

lang thang (reduplication lang tha lang thang)

to wander; to roam about

Related terms edit

lang bang