ngũ đoản

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 and 短.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

ngũ đoản

  1. short in body and limbs
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Người phía sau thân hình ngũ đoản, đầu đội khăn lông, da mặt trắng trẻo, […]
      The one behind was short in body and limbs, he wore a shawl, his complexion was fair, […]
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