ngực

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ŋɨk̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ŋɨk̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ŋɨk̚˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ngựcheavynặng

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ngực means chest; breasts.

Meanings of ngực in English

Noun

chest
euphemistic, of a human female breasts ≈ vú
- bầu ngựca breast

Words with ngực

áo ngực lồng ngực

Example sentences with ngực

Bạn có còn bị đau ngực nữa không? Do you still have chest pain?
Tôi bị đau ngực. I've got chest pain.

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, ngực could be written as 臆, 𦞐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋək (“chest”).

Frequently asked questions

What does ngực mean in English?

ngực (noun) means "chest; breasts".

How do you pronounce ngực?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨk̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ŋɨk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: ngực — heavy tone (nặng).

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.