No. 289 in Vietnamese
phương
"Phương" in Vietnamese can mean "direction," "method," "way," or "region," depending on context.
In a sentence
Bạn đang tìm kiếm phương sách để giải quyết vấn đề.
You are looking for a method to solve the problem.
In this sentence, 'phương' is part of the compound word 'phương sách', which means 'method'.
Những loài chim phương này rất hiếm ở khu vực này.
These types of phoenix birds are very rare in this area.
Here, 'phương' is used as a noun to signify a poetic or mythical bird, often associated with the phoenix in translations.
Anh ấy là một người có phương pháp làm việc rất hiệu quả.
He is a person who has a very effective working method.
In this usage, 'phương' as in 'phương pháp' refers to a process or approach in doing work.
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