ngào
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̤ːw˨˩/
Central
/ŋaːw˧˧/
Southern
/ŋaːw˨˩/
Listen
to coat in sugar
Verb
to coat in sugar
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days lesson listAn introductory textbook over ten days. Choose a lesson to read and listen to.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to coat in sugar Core Actions
To cover food, typically fruit or nuts, in a thick layer of sugar or syrup.
vi Mẹ tôi đang ngào mứt dừa để chuẩn bị cho ngày lễ.
en My mother is coating coconut in sugar to prepare for the holiday.
Parts
敖
▸
Parts
敖
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
敖
Candidates by syllable
ngào
敖（𢳆）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
ngáo / ngạo / ngào ngạt
▸
Similar
ngáo / ngạo / ngào ngạt
Use
ngọt ngào / nghẹn ngào / ngạt ngào
▸
Use
ngọt ngào / nghẹn ngào / ngạt ngào