mong muốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

mong (“to hope, to expect, to long for”) +‎ muốn (“to want”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˥]

Verb

mong muốn

  1. to wish; to desire
    có tác dụng (như) mong muốn ― to produce the desired effect

Noun

mong muốn

  1. desire

Usage notes
  • Always used for desires that are unsexual by nature, while the near synonym ham muốn can carry strong sexual undertone.

See also
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