Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

thập phương

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

See also edit