ngôn

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ŋon˧˧]Huế [ŋoŋ˧˧]Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧] browser voice

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ngônlevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ngôn means eloquence.

Chinese characters: 言

Meanings of ngôn in English

Noun

Confucianism eloquence, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have

Words with ngôn

ngôn ngữ ngôn luận ngôn lù ngôn tình ngôn từ ngôn điệu

Example sentences with ngôn

Mọi người thường nghĩ rằng chỉ có con người mới có thể sử dụng ngôn nghĩ. People used to think that only humans could use language.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 言 (“speech”).

Frequently asked questions

What does ngôn mean in English?

ngôn (noun) means "eloquence".

How do you pronounce ngôn?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋon˧˧]; Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧]. Tones: ngôn — level tone (ngang).

Is ngôn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ngôn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 言.

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.