đàng hoàng
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- đường hoàng
- đình huỳnh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]
Adjective
đàng hoàng
- comfortably off; well-off
- dignified; proper; nice
- in the open