lồng lộng
See also: long
Vietnamese
Etymology
Reduplication of lộng (“windy”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Adjective
lồng lộng
- (of wind in an open space) blowing very strongly
- (of sky etc.) high and immense; vast; broad and wide
- (neologism, colloquial, slang, following an adjective) immense; extreme
- đẹp lồng lộng ― very good-looking
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with lồng lộn (“to go ape shit”).