ngần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 垠 (SV: ngân).

    Noun

    ngần

    1. quantity; measure; (this, that) much, many
    2. limit; bound; moderation
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    ngần • (銀)

    1. (not used in isolation) to hesitate
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 銀 (“silver”, SV: ngân).

      Adjective

      ngần

      1. (in compounds) silvery white; very white
        • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 1191-1192:
          惜(Tiếc)台(thay)𥪞(trong)價(giá)𤽸(trắng)銀(ngần)
          典(Đến)風(phong)塵(trần)拱(cũng)風(phong)塵(trần)如(như)唉(ai)
          What a pity for such a girl, purer than snow, and whiter than silver!
          Here she was now, in this dusty and windy world, undergoing the same misfortunes of life as those which had fallen upon others.
      Derived terms
      • cá ngần
      • trắng ngần
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