vắng tanh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˦ tajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ tɛɲ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧]
Adjective edit
- completely and utterly deserted
- 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 10:
- Lúc đó là 5 giờ 30! Phố xá vẫn vắng tanh.
- It was half past five! The streets were still completely and utterly deserted.