ตงฟาง

Thai

Etymology

From Mandarin 東方 (dōngfāng, “east”), the family name of 東方不敗 (dōngfāng bùbài, literally “Invincible East”), a character in the Chinese novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตงฟาง t ŋ f ā ŋ
Phonemic		ตง-ฟาง t ŋ – f ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtong-faang
	Royal Institute	tong-fang
(standard) IPA^(key)		/toŋ˧.faːŋ˧/^(R)

Noun

ตงฟาง • (dtong-faang)

(Internet slang) a transvestite or trans woman who is aging and influential, powerful, or vigourous.