ngây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]

Adjective

ngây • (𤷙)

looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic

Derived terms

Derived terms

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