Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 十方, composed of (ten) and (directions), Literary Chinese 十方 (shífāng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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thập phương

  1. (Buddhism) all the cardinal and ordinal directions and zenith and nadir
    Meronym: tứ phương
  2. (figurative) all directions
    Synonym: tứ phương

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