đàng hoàng
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇 (“grandiose”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]
Adjective edit
- comfortably off; well-off
- dignified; proper; nice
- Làm cho đàng hoàng vô.
- Do your part properly.
- in the open, scrupulous and trustable