ngũ đoản

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 and 短.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    ngũ đoản

    1. short in body and limbs
      • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
        Người phía sau thân hình ngũ đoản, đầu đội khăn lông, da mặt trắng trẻo, […]
        The one behind was short in body and limbs, he wore a shawl, his complexion was fair, […]
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