Trung Dung

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(obsolete) Trung Dong

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中庸.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)

Coordinate terms

The Four Books

Đại Học (大學): the Great Learning
Trung Dung (中庸): the Doctrine of the Mean
Luận Ngữ (論語): the Analects of Confucius
Mạnh Tử (孟子): Mencius

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