ngàn vàng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • nghìn vàng

Etymology

ngàn (“thousand”) +‎ vàng (“gold”); calque of Chinese 千金 (thiên kim).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ŋaːŋ˨˩ jaːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

ngàn vàng

  1. very valuable; invaluable; priceless

Derived terms

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