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nguôi

adjective
Hanoi [ŋuəj˧˧]Huế [ŋuj˧˧]Saigon [ŋuj˧˧] browser voice
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nguôi means to calm down.

Meanings of nguôi in English

Adjective

  1. of emotions, usually anger to calm down
    • nguôi giậnto calm down/cool down; to stop being angry

Words with nguôi

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Frequently asked questions

What does nguôi mean in English?

nguôi (adjective) means "to calm down".

How do you pronounce nguôi?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋuəj˧˧]; Saigon [ŋuj˧˧]. Tones: nguôi — level tone (ngang).

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