nóng

See also: nong, nòng, nöng, nǒng, -nong, and nōng

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • nongnonstandard
  • nóŋvery rare shorthand

Romanization

nóng (nong2, Zhuyin ㄋㄨㄥˊ)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ɗuŋʔ ~ *p-ruŋʔ (hot).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [nɔŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˥]

Adjective

nóng • (, 𤎏)

  1. hot (temperature)
    làm nóngto warm up
    Hôm nay trời nóng nhỉ?
    It's really hot today, isn't it?
  2. hot-tempered; quick-tempered; irritable
  3. impatient
  4. (of news etc.) hot; fresh
  5. (alternative medicine, of food and drink) causing the body to be nhiệt (literally heated)
    Dưa hấu nóng lắm. Đừng có ăn nhiều quá.
    Dưa hấu thì "nóng" kiểu gì?
    Don't eat too much watermelon. It's a "hot" food.
    How in the world is watermelon "hot"?

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