Vietnamese Word Entry

Quốc ngữ:thông
Definitions:
  1. to go over or through (to); to run through; to travel through; to cross

  2. to clear off; to unchoke; to unclog

  3. to be in succession; to be non-stop; to be on end

  4. to understand (thoroughly) and accept; to understand and agree to

  5. to be familiar with; to master; to be fluent or conversant in

  6. (archaic) to be sufficient; to be enough

  7. (slang) to buttfuck; to have anal sex

  8. Short for thông phán (""secretary"").

  9. Short for thông ngôn (""interpreter"").

  10. (Central Vietnam) good; skilled


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Chinese characters used in this word

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc., common, communicate
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄨㄥ (tōng), ㄊㄨㄥˋ (tòng)
Cantonese: tung1
Japanese: ツウ (tsuu)、 ツ (tsu)、 トウ (tou) / とお.る (tooru)、 とお.り (toori)、 -とお.り (-toori)、 -どお.り (-doori)、 とお.す (toosu)、 とお.し (tooshi)、 -どお.し (-dooshi)、 かよ.う (kayou)
Korean: 통 (tong)
Vietnamese: thông