ngộ nhận

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 誤認.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋo˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋow˨˩ʔ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋow˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    ngộ nhận

    1. to mistake or misunderstand something, which leads to incorrect characterization or misjudgment
      ngộ nhận lòng tốt người ta ― to mistake people's seemingly good intent
      Chớ có ngộ nhận.
      Make no mistake.
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