đừng

See also: dung, đúng, đùng, dưng, and đứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 停 (“to stop”, SV: đình). Compare dừng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

đừng • (仃, 𠏦, 󲅺, 𣫲, 滕)

  1. do not; don't
    Đừng hiểu lầm (tôi/ta).
    Don't get me wrong.

See also

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