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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
ngộ (diminutive reduplication ngồ ngộ)
- (Southern Vietnam) queer; quaint
- (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) sillily cute
- kể cũng ngộ ― it's kinda funny that
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 遇.
Conjunction
ngộ
- Short for ngộ nhỡ (“in case of; if by chance”).
Verb
ngộ
- (dated, rare) to meet; to encounter
Etymology 3
Adjective
ngộ
- (Northern Vietnam, chiefly of dogs) mad; rabid
- (Central Vietnam) hot-tempered
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Cantonese 我 (ngo5, ngã). See also nị (“thee”).
Pronoun
ngộ
- (humorous, especially in mimicking stereotypical "Chinese" speech) I; me
Ngộ sẽ páo chù!- I will have my revenge!
Etymology 5
Sino-Vietnamese word from 悟. Compare Japanese 悟り (satori, “enlightenment”) which is also written with this Chinese character.
Noun
ngộ
- (Buddhism) enlightenment
Verb
ngộ
- (literary) to finally realize
Rồi tôi cũng ngộ ra rằng...- In the end, I did come to the realization that...
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