ngạn ngữ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋa̰ːʔn˨˩ ŋɨʔɨ˧˥/
Central
/ŋa̰ːŋ˨˨ ŋɨ˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋaːŋ˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦/
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proverb
Noun
proverb
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
idiom
Discourse & Logic
A traditional saying or proverb that is expressed using vocabulary derived from classical Chinese and adapted into the Vietnamese language.
vi Ông tôi thường hay đọc các câu ngạn ngữ.
en My grandfather often recites traditional proverbs.
Parts
ngạn / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 諺語 …
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Parts
ngạn / ngữ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 諺語 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 諺語
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
諺語
Candidates by syllable
ngạn
諺
ngữ
語
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
ngần ngừ / ngạn
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Similar
ngần ngừ / ngạn
Use
cao ngạn / bỉ ngạn / quảng ngạn / hữu ngạn …
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Use
cao ngạn / bỉ ngạn / quảng ngạn / hữu ngạn …