nghĩa

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, likely obsolete) ngãi === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 義. An early Sino-Vietnamese reading (ESV); the more regular reading would be nghị. Compare also Quảng Ngãi. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiə˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiə˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiə˨˩˦] === Noun === nghĩa • (義, 𱻊) (semantics) a meaning; a sense […] nghĩa là gì? ― What does […] mean? theo nghĩa xấu ― in the pejorative sense (literary) morality, decency Con hổ có nghĩa ― The Moral Tiger (the folkloric tiger who upheld morality by gratefully returning favors to gracious human benefactors) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === nghĩa đen; nghĩa gốc nghĩa bóng; nghĩa chuyển đồng nghĩa trái nghĩa ý nghĩa