tung hoành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 縱橫, composed of 縱 (“vertical”) and 橫 (“horizontal”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wan˨˩]

Verb

tung hoành

1. (literary) to do anything as one pleases

See also

• hoành hành
• trục tung
• trục hoành