nịnh thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 佞臣, composed of 佞 (“flattery”) and 臣 (“courtier”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nïŋ˧˨ʔ tʰən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨn˨˩ʔ tʰəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨn˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    nịnh thần

    1. (archaic, derogatory) a feudal courtier that would humor the monarch only to further his own agenda
    2. (derogatory) a sycophant
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.