mạng

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mang"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 網 (“web, net”, SV: võng). Doublet of võng and màng.

Noun

(classifier tấm, cái (“spiderweb, veil”)) mạng • (𦀴)

  1. spiderweb
  2. (by extension) network
    mạng đường sắt ― railway network
    mạng điện ― electrical distribution network
    mạng Wi-Fi ― Wi-Fi network
  3. veil
    Vào trong nhà, bà ta bỏ cái mạng.
    Upon entering the house, she took off her veil.
Derived terms

Proper noun

mạng

  1. (colloquial, computing) the Internet
    Synonym: In-tơ-nét
    lên mạng ― to go online
    Rớt mạng rồi.
    The Internet connection is currently disrupted.
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Verb

mạng

  1. to darn (stitch with thread)
    mạng bít tất ― to darn a sock

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命 (“life”); this is the Southern form. Doublet of mệnh, the Northern form.

Noun

mạng

  1. (of an individual) life
    Tao còn một mạng.
    I have one life left.
  2. person
    Xe chẹt chết hai mạng.
    The vehicle ran over two people, killing them.
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