mệnh danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命名.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ zajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [men˨˩ʔ jɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məːn˨˩˨ jan˧˧]

Verb

mệnh danh

1. (literary, usually in the passive) to give a moniker or epithet to someone or something, by which they are or it is popularly known

   được mệnh danh là... ― to be popularly known as...