hang
Hanoi [haːŋ˧˧]Huế [haːŋ˧˧]Saigon [haːŋ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hang means cave; den.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái hang (one cave)
Meanings of hang in English
Noun
- cave ≈ động
- den
Words with hang
Example sentences with hang
- Chúng ta bị lạc trong hang. We got lost in the cave.
- Chúng tôi bị lạc trong hang. We got lost in the cave.
- Có nhiều khách đến ăn tại nhà hang. There are several customers in the restaurant.
- Tôi tìm thấy cái hang. I found the cave.
- Không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Thoát khỏi hang đi! Cave escape!
- Họ ngủ chung lẫn lộn trong hang hoặc trong lều. They sleep together in a cave or a tent.
- "Trong hang đang xảy ra chuyện gì vậy? Tôi rất là tò mò." "Tôi cũng không biết nữa." "What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
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, hang could be written as 𡎟, 馨, 𧯄, 𧯅. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *haːŋ (“cave”). Possibly related to the word reconstructed as Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaaŋ (“to open”) by Shorto (2006).
Frequently asked questions
What does hang mean in English?
hang (noun) means "cave; den".
How do you pronounce hang?
IPA: Hanoi [haːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [haːŋ˧˧]. Tones: hang — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with hang?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái hang" (one cave).