đàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

đường hoàng
đình huỳnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 堂皇 (“grandiose”).

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
Làm cho đàng hoàng vô.
Do your part properly.
in the open, scrupulous and trustable

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