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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 形容.
Pronunciation
Verb
hình dung
- to form an image or concept in one's head; to imagine, to figure, to picture, to reckon etc.
Noun
hình dung
- (archaic) outer appearance (of a person)
Trông mặt mà bắt hình dong, con lợn có béo thì lòng mới ngon.- A man can be judged by his appearance; chitterlings are only tasty when the pig is fat. (idiom)
1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều]:Một chàng vừa trạc thanh xuân,
Hình dung chải chuốt, áo khăn dịu dàng.- The bard was a young man of blossoming age,
With well-groomed appearance of refined attire.