lường

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 量 (SV: lương).

Verb

lường • (量, 𫾄)

to measure; to gauge
to estimate; to find out

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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “extension of etymology 1?”).

Verb

lường • (𫾄)

to deceive; to play a confidence trick on; to swindle

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Derived terms

lường gạt

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