tòng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tong"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• tong — nonstandard
• tòŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

tòng (tong⁴, Zhuyin ㄊㄨㄥˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 付づけ
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吉よし
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 慟／恸
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 憅／𮲄
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痛いた
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘣
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衕／同どう
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 通つう

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 從したがえ. Compare Japanese 従したがえ (ju-, “junior ranking for 位くらい”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [tɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tawŋ͡m˨˩]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Prefix

tòng

1. (history) "junior" ranking for phẩm (“courtier rank”), e.g. chánh nhất phẩm (“senior rank 1”), tòng nhất phẩm (“junior rank 1”), chánh nhị phẩm (“senior rank 2”), tòng nhị phẩm (“junior rank 2”), etc.

   Antonym: chánh