bốn phương

Vietnamese

Etymology

bốn +‎ phương, calque of Chinese 四方 (tứ phương).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓon˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

bốn phương

(literal, collective) the four cardinal directions
Synonym: tứ phía

4 phương, 8 hướng ― 4 cardinals and 8 ordinals
(figurative) the whole world
y học bốn phương ― all kinds of medicines, eastern, western or otherwise

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