đừng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dung"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to stop, SV: đình). Compare dừng.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Verb

    đừng • (, , , )

    1. do not; don't
      Đừng hiểu lầm (tôi/ta).
      Don't get me wrong.

    See also