ngộ nhận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誤認.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngộ nhận

  1. to mistake or misunderstand something, which leads to incorrect characterization or misjudgment
    ngộ nhận lòng tốt người ta ― to mistake people's seemingly good intent
    Chớ có ngộ nhận.
    Make no mistake.
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