chàng

See also: chang, Chang, cháng, chāng, chẳng, and chǎng

Mandarin

Romanization

chàng (chang⁴, Zhuyin ㄔㄤˋ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caːŋ˨˩]
• Homophone: tràng

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 郎 (“young person”, SV: lang).

Noun

chàng

1. (chiefly fiction, endearing) an admirable/lovable young/young adult man

   chàng hoàng tử

   a prince

   chuyện chàng Hậu Nghệ bắn hạ Mặt Trời

   the tale of Hou Yi, the man who shot down the Suns

   (humorous) anh chàng

   a lad; a dude

Derived terms

Derived terms

• anh chàng
• nghề của chàng

 

Pronoun

chàng

1. (archaic, now literary, chiefly fiction, endearing) you, my beloved man

   Antonyms: thiếp, ta

2. (narratology, literary, endearing) he/him, that admirable or lovable young man
3. (literary, usually humorous, endearing) he/him, my male romantic partner

See also

• nàng

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cái) chàng

1. chisel