ngộ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩˨]

ngộ (diminutive reduplication ngồ ngộ)

1. (Southern Vietnam) queer; quaint
2. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) sillily cute

   kể cũng ngộ ― it's kinda funny that

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遇.

ngộ

1. short for ngộ nhỡ (“in case of; if by chance”)

ngộ

1. (dated, rare) to meet; to encounter

ngộ

1. (Northern Vietnam, chiefly of dogs) mad; rabid
2. (Central Vietnam) hot-tempered

Borrowed from Cantonese 我 (ngo5, ngã). See also nị (“thee”).

ngộ

1. (Southern Vietnam, originally towards a Cantonese speaker, now humorous, especially in mimicking stereotypical "Chinese" speech) I; me

   Coordinate term: nị

   Ngộ sẽ páo chù!

   I will have my revenge!

• moa/toa (towards a French speaker)
• hoá/lứ (towards a Teochew speaker)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悟. Compare Japanese 悟り (satori, “enlightenment”) which is also written with this Chinese character.

ngộ

1. (Buddhism) enlightenment

ngộ

1. (literary) to finally realize

   Rồi tôi cũng ngộ ra rằng...

   In the end, I did come to the realization that...

• Not to be confused with ngộ nhận (“to mistake”).