vuông

See also: vương, Vương, and Vượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 方 (“square”, SV: phương).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vuəŋ˧˧] ~ [juəŋ˧˧]
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Adjective

vuông • (𣃱, 𣄇, 𣄖, 𩖫, 𪯵, 𪯾)

  1. (geometry) square
  2. (geometry, of angles) right
    góc vuông
    a right angle
    tam giác vuông
    a right triangle
    Đường thẳng d vuông góc với đường thẳng t.
    Line d is perpendicular to line t.

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