goigoi

ngạn ngữ

Pronunciation Northern /ŋa̰ːʔn˨˩ ŋɨʔɨ˧˥/ Central /ŋa̰ːŋ˨˨ ŋɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋaːŋ˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦/
Listen
idiom
Noun
idiom

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 course

    A ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.

  • 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 list

    Choose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.

1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Sense 1 Noun
idiom

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 …
▸

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
▸
Use
cao ngạn / bỉ ngạn / quảng ngạn / hữu ngạn …
▸
Sources, license, and AI

This page may include definitions, examples, translations, or exercise prompts edited, translated, or summarized by goigoi from Wiktionary contributors.

Applicable text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.

Chinese-character and chữ Nôm forms are reference displays. Some are source-aligned for the whole word; others are assembled from per-syllable character mappings and are not necessarily the only or official spelling.

Some meanings, translations, or examples may be AI-assisted. Mistakes or awkward phrasing may remain.