Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hướng

  1. direction
    hướng đông/tây/nam/bắc
    east/west/south/north
    4 phương, 8 hướng
    4 cardinals (east, west, south and north) and 8 ordinals
    phương hướng
    direction
    phương hướng hành động
    a course of action to take

Verb

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hướng

  1. to face toward
    (figurative) luôn hướng về tổ quốc
    to never stop missing your motherland
    (literally, “to always face toward the motherland”)