ngu dân

See also: ngư dân and ngu đần

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚民, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˧˧ zən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    ngu dân

    1. to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism