vắng tanh

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 30 March 2019

Etymology

vắng +‎ tanh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˦ tajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ tɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧]

Adjective

vắng tanh

  1. completely and utterly deserted
    • 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 10:
      Lúc đó là 5 giờ 30! Phố xá vẫn vắng tanh.
      It was half past five! The streets were still completely and utterly deserted.

Derived terms

  • vắng tanh vắng teo
  • vắng tanh như chùa Bà Đanh
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