mong muốn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mong (“to hope, to expect, to long for”) +‎ muốn (“to want”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˥]

Verb[edit]

mong muốn

  1. to wish; to desire
    có tác dụng (như) mong muốn ― to produce the desired effect

Noun[edit]

mong muốn

  1. desire

Usage notes[edit]

  • Always used for desires that are unsexual by nature, while the near synonym ham muốn can carry strong sexual undertone.

See also[edit]

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