bao dung

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, obsolete) bao dong

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 包容.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

bao dung

1. (literary) lenient; generous; forgiving; tolerant