khoảng

See also: khoang and khoáng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 曠 (SV: khoáng). Doublet of quãng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

khoảng

space; interval; span; distance

Adverb

khoảng

(somewhat formal) about; approximately
Synonyms: chừng, cỡ, độ

Derived terms

khoảng cách
khoảng chừng

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