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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 良.
Romanization
lương
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 良
Derived terms
- bất lương (不良, “dishonest”)
- cải lương (改良, “to improve; to reform”)
- lương tâm (良心, “conscience”)
- lương y (良醫, “(literary) a good (skillful and ethical) physician”)
- ôn, lương, cung, kiệm, nhượng (溫、良、恭、儉、讓, “be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential”)
- tù nhân lương tâm (“prisoner of conscience”)
Adjective
lương
- (dated or only in compounds) non-Christian
- Antonyms: đạo, giáo
1954 December 19, “Chị Trinh đã thấy sự thực [Miss Trinh has seen the truth]”, in Cứu Quốc , number 2684:Người giáo trong xứ đã nghĩ đến việc xây lại nhà thờ. Đoàn thể chính quyền và người lương trong xã hứa sẽ giúp thêm gỗ đá.- Christians in the parish had thought about rebuilding the church. The commune's government and non-Christians promised to contribute wood and stones.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 糧 (“provisions”).
Noun
lương
- victuals; food supplies
- (business) pay; earnings
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Romanization
lương
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 粱
Derived terms
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Etymology 4
Doublet of lượng (as in sâm bổ lượng).
Romanization
lương
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 涼
Derived terms
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