tràng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 長 (“long”); listed as a non-SV reading of 長 by some, of which the usual SV reading is trường.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩]
- Homophone: tràn
Noun
tràng
- a string of small items
- tràng hạt
- a rosary
- (only in fixed expressions) a long time for which something occurs
- một tràng pháo tay
- an ovation
- a long and tedious rambling
- nói/làm một tràng
- to keep on rambling