bốn phương
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
bốn + phương, calque of Chinese 四方 (tứ phương).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun edit
- (literal, collective) the four cardinal directions
- Synonym: tứ phía
- 4 phương, 8 hướng ― 4 cardinals and 8 ordinals
- (figurative) the whole world
- y học bốn phương ― all kinds of medicines, eastern, western or otherwise