vắng tanh

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 30 March 2019

Etymology

vắng +‎ tanh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˦ tajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˧˥ tɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˦˥ tan˧˧]

Adjective

vắng tanh

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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