ngũ đoản
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 and 短.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˦]
Adjective
[edit]- short in body and limbs
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Người phía sau thân hình ngũ đoản, đầu đội khăn lông, da mặt trắng trẻo, […]
- The one behind was short in body and limbs, he wore a shawl, his complexion was fair, […]