thập phương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十方, composed of 十 (“ten”) and 方 (“directions”), Literary Chinese 十方.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ fɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ fɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thập phương

(Buddhism) all the cardinal and ordinal directions and zenith and nadir
Meronym: tứ phương
(figurative) all directions
Synonym: tứ phương

See also

khách thập phương

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