lung

adverbadjective

Hanoi [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lunglevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

lung means very hard.

Meanings of lung in English

Adverb

of thought very hard

Adjective

in compounds loose

Words with lung

lung lay lung linh lung lạc lung tung

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, lung could be written as 𢥆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does lung mean in English?

lung (adverb) means "very hard".

How do you pronounce lung?

IPA: Hanoi [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: lung — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.