trông

See also: trong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as ⿰竜車, composed of 車 (MC kjo|tsyhae) + 竜, alternative form of 龍 (MC ljowng) (modern SV: xa/cư long).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)

Verb

trông • (𥉩, 𥉫, 𥊛, 𪚤, 𪱯, 𪿁, 𪿄, 𬂙, 𬕾, 𬖉)

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