mệnh danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 命名.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [men˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məːn˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

    Verb

    mệnh danh

    1. (literary, usually in the passive) to give a moniker or epithet to someone or something, by which they are or it is popularly known
      được mệnh danh là... ― to be popularly known as...
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