vương

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vươnglevelngang

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vương means to cling to.

Chinese characters: 王

Meanings of vương in English

Verb

to cling to

Noun

informal someone who has free rein
- Mày tưởng mày muốn làm vương làm tướng ở đây là được hả?You think you're boss around here?
historical an East Asian prince who was granted land by the emperor
- phong vươngto bestow princedom
historical synonym of chúa ≈ chúa

Words with vương

vấn vương vương vấn nữ vương phó vương phong vương quân vương quốc vương tám đời vương vương gia vương giả vương quốc vương thuỷ vương triều vương miện vương hậu vương phi vương tử

Example sentences with vương

Đừng để quần áo của bạn vương vãi khắp nơi trên sàn nhà. Don't leave your clothes lying about all over the floor.

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, vương could be written as 王, 𥿁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare vướng.

Frequently asked questions

What does vương mean in English?

vương (verb) means "to cling to".

How do you pronounce vương?

IPA: Hanoi [vɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [vɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: vương — level tone (ngang).

Is vương a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. vương is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 王.

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.