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Đại Ngu

Pronunciation Northern /ɗa̰ːʔj˨˩ ŋu˧˧/ Central /ɗa̰ːj˨˨ ŋu˧˥/ Southern /ɗaːj˨˩˨ ŋu˧˧/
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foolish
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foolish
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Meaning
2 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
foolish Culture & Proper NounsTheme

To be exceedingly foolish is to show a complete lack of good sense or judgment.

vi Đó là một hành động đại ngu làm ảnh hưởng đến công việc.

en That was an exceedingly foolish act that affected the work.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
official name of Vietnam (1400–1428)

The official name of Vietnam from 1400 to 1428 under the Hồ dynasty.

vi Bác tôi đã viết một cuốn sách về thời Đại Ngu.

en My uncle wrote a book about the Đại Ngu period.

Parts
đại / ngu / 大虞
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
大虞
Candidates by syllable
đại 大 ngu 愚
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
phá ngu
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Use
đại học / trường đại học / hiện đại / đại gia …
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