thập phương

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

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

thập phương

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

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