ngoan ngoãn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of ngoan.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwaːn˧˧ ŋwaːn˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwaːŋ˧˧ ŋwaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwaːŋ˧˧ ŋwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

ngoan ngoãn

  1. obedient; docile; well-behaved
    Synonym: dễ bảo
    • 1962, Hoàng Vân, “Con chim vành khuyên [The White-Eye]”‎[1]performed by Hoài Anh and the Choir of the Children's Palace of Hà Nội:
      Có con chim vành khuyên nhỏ; dáng trông thật ngoan ngoãn quá.
      There's the little white-eye; it seems so well-behaved.

Adverb

ngoan ngoãn

  1. obediently
    Ngoan ngoãn làm theo ý cướp có thực sự khôn ngoan?
    Is it smart to obediently acquiesce to robbers' demands?
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