ngọc

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See also: ngốc and Ngọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

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(classifier viên, hòn) ngọc

  1. gem; precious stone
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều), published 1866, lines 21–22:
      花唭説端莊 / 𩄲輸渃𩯀雪讓牟䏧
      Hoa cười ngọc thốt đoan trang / Mây thua nước tóc tuyết nhường màu da
      A smile like a flower, speech like jade, very comely. / What are clouds to her hair, what is snow to her complexion?

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