mạng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mang"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (web, net, SV: võng). Doublet of võng and màng.

Noun

(classifier tấm, cái (“spiderweb, veil”)) mạng • (𦀴)

  1. spiderweb
  2. (by extension) network
    mạng đường sắtrailway network
    mạng điệnelectrical distribution network
    mạng Wi-FiWi-Fi network
  3. veil
    Vào trong nhà, bà ta bỏ cái mạng.
    Upon entering the house, she took off her veil.
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Proper noun

mạng

  1. (colloquial, computing) the Internet
    Synonym: In-tơ-nét
    lên mạngto go online
    Rớt mạng rồi.
    The Internet connection is currently disrupted.
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Verb

mạng

  1. to darn (stitch with thread)
    mạng bít tấtto darn a sock

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (life); this is the Southern form. Doublet of mệnh, the Northern form.

Noun

mạng

  1. (of an individual) life
    Tao còn một mạng.
    I have one life left.
  2. person
    Xe chẹt chết hai mạng.
    The vehicle ran over two people, killing them.
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