ngọc

See also: ngốc and Ngọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
    • Homophone: Ngọc

    Noun

    (classifier viên, hòn) ngọc

    1. gem; precious stone
      • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 21–22:
        花唭説端莊 / 𩄲輸渃𩯀雪讓牟䏧
        Hoa cười ngọc thốt đoan trang / Mây thua nước tóc tuyết nhường màu da
        A smile like a flower, speech like jade, very comely. / What are clouds to her hair, what is snow to her complexion?

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