bốn phương
Vietnamese
Etymology
bốn + phương, calque of Chinese 四方 (tứ phương).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun
bốn phương
- (literally, collective) the four cardinal directions
- 4 phương, 8 hướng
- 4 cardinals and 8 ordinals
- (figuratively) the whole world
- y học bốn phương
- all kinds of medicines, eastern, western or otherwise