lang bạt kì hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 狼跋其胡; from the Classic of Poetry:

狼跋其胡、載疐其尾。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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狼跋其胡、载疐其尾。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Lang bạt kì hồ, tái trí kì vĩ. [Pinyin]

The wolf springs forward on his dewlap, or trips back on his tail.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːt̚˧˨ʔ ki˨˩ ho˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ kɪj˦˩ how˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩ how˨˩]

Verb

lang bạt kì hồ

1. to live a wandering life; to wander

   Synonym: lang bạt