lồng lộng

See also: long

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of lộng (“windy”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˧ˀ˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˨ˀ˨ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

lồng lộng

  1. (of wind in an open space) blowing very strongly
  2. (of sky etc.) high and immense; vast; broad and wide
  3. (neologism, colloquial, slang, following an adjective) immense; extreme
    đẹp lồng lộng ― very good-looking
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