ngộ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Adjective

ngộ (diminutive reduplication ngồ ngộ)

1. (Southern Vietnam) queer; quaint
2. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) sillily cute

   kể cũng ngộ ― it's kinda funny that

See also

Derived terms

• ngộ nghĩnh (từ láy)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遇.

Conjunction

ngộ

1. Short for ngộ nhỡ (“in case of; if by chance”).

Verb

ngộ

1. (dated, rare) to meet; to encounter

Etymology 3

Adjective

ngộ

1. (Northern Vietnam, chiefly of dogs) mad; rabid
2. (Central Vietnam) hot-tempered

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Cantonese 我 (ngo5, ngã). See also nị (“thee”).

Pronoun

ngộ

1. (Southern Vietnam, originally towards a Cantonese speaker, now humorous, especially in mimicking stereotypical "Chinese" speech) I; me

   Coordinate term: nị

   Ngộ sẽ páo chù!

   I will have my revenge!

See also

• moa/toa (towards a French speaker)
• hoá/lứ (towards a Teochew speaker)

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悟. Compare Japanese 悟り (satori, “enlightenment”) which is also written with this Chinese character.

Noun

ngộ

1. (Buddhism) enlightenment

Verb

ngộ

1. (literary) to finally realize

   Rồi tôi cũng ngộ ra rằng...

   In the end, I did come to the realization that...

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with ngộ nhận (“to mistake”).