tòng

tòng

See also: tong, tóng, tông, tōng, tổng, tǒng, and tǫng

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• tong (nonstandard)
• tòŋ (very rare shorthand)

Romanization

tòng (tong⁴, Zhuyin ㄊㄨㄥˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 付.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吉.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 恸, 慟.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 憅.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痛.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘣.
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衕.
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 通.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 從. Compare Japanese 従 (ju-, “junior ranking for 位”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩]

Prefix

tòng

1. (historical) "junior" ranking for phẩm (“courtier rank”), e.g. chánh nhất phẩm (“senior rank 1”), tòng nhất phẩm (“junior rank 1”), chánh nhị phẩm (“senior rank 2”), tòng nhị phẩm (“junior rank 2”), etc.

   Antonym: chánh