ngữ

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

Hanoi [ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]Huế [ŋɨ˧˨]Saigon [ŋɨ˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ngữcreaky risingngã

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ngữ means despicable fellow.

Chinese characters: 禦

Meanings of ngữ in English

Noun

derogatory despicable fellow
- Cái ngữ mày thì biết gì mà nói?Your like is in no position to talk.

Noun

rare tempo
rare constraint; limit

Words with ngữ

ngữ pháp ngữ cảnh ngữ hệ ngữ khí ngữ liệu ngữ nghĩa ngữ tộc ngữ văn ngữ vực ngữ âm ngữ điệu

Example sentences with ngữ

Cô ấy đến Nhật để học Nhật ngữ. She came to Japan to study Japanese.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禦.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngữ mean in English?

ngữ (noun) means "despicable fellow".

How do you pronounce ngữ?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ŋɨ˨˩˦]. Tones: ngữ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Is ngữ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ngữ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 禦.

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.