bốn phương

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === bốn +‎ phương, calque of Chinese 四方 (tứ phương). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ fɨəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧] === Noun === bốn phương (literal, collective) the four cardinal directions Synonym: tứ phía 4 phương, 8 hướng ― 4 cardinals and 8 ordinals (figurative) the whole world y học bốn phương ― all kinds of medicines, eastern, western or otherwise