ngọc

See also: ngốc and Ngọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: Ngọc

Noun

(classifier viên, hòn) ngọc

  1. gem; precious stone
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 21–22:
      花唭説端莊 / 𩄲輸渃𩯀雪讓牟䏧
      Hoa cười ngọc thốt đoan trang / Mây thua nước tóc tuyết nhường màu da
      A smile like a flower, speech like jade, very comely. / What are clouds to her hair, what is snow to her complexion?

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