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đồng

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
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Syllables · tones
đồngfallinghuyền

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đồng means field.

Chinese characters: 童 Classifier: cánh — e.g. một cánh đồng (one field)

Meanings of đồng in English

Noun

  1. field (clearly delimited land area free of woodland, cities, and towns)
    • đồng lúaa rice paddy
    • đồng cỏa meadow

Noun

  1. copper
  2. dong (currency of Vietnam, or of the historical state of South Vietnam)
  3. Southern Vietnam, colloquial a thousand dongs
    • hai đồngtwo thousand dongs
  4. a currency
    • đồng yên Nhậtthe Japanese yen
    • đồng đô-la Mĩthe US dollar

Noun

  1. divination medium (one who communicates with spirits)
    • ông đồngmale medium
    • bà đồngfemale medium
    • thứ nhất ngồi đồng, thứ nhì chồng quansitting as a medium ranks first; having an official for a husband ranks second [among the best things for women]

Words with đồng

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Example sentences with đồng

  • Nó được làm bằng đồng sao? Is it made of copper?
  • Bạn có đồng đô la tiền lẻ không? Do you have change for a dollar?
  • Quyển vở đó có giá hai đồng florin. The notebook cost two florins.
  • Xung quanh ngôi nhà là những cánh đồng. The house is surrounded by fields.
  • Tôi có 100 đồng peso. I have a hundred pesos.
  • Đồng yên mạnh đang khuynh đảo nền kinh tế. A strong yen is shaking the economy.
  • Thời gian trôi nhanh như chó chạy ngoài đồng. Time flies like an arrow.
  • Đồng được tìm thấy với trữ lượng lớn ở đó. Copper is found in abundance there.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đồng could be written as 垌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tai; compare Tày tô̱ng, Thai ทุ่ง (tûng), and Chinese 垌 (dòng). Probably related to Central and Southern Vietnamese đùng.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồng mean in English?

đồng (noun) means "field".

How do you pronounce đồng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: đồng — falling tone (huyền).

Is đồng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đồng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 童.

What classifier is used with đồng?

Common classifiers: cánh — for example "một cánh đồng" (one field).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.