lương
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- Homophones: lươn, Lương
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 良.
Adjective edit
lương
Derived terms edit
- bất lương (不良, “dishonest”)
- cải lương (改良, “to improve; to reform”)
- lương tâm (良心, “conscience”)
- lương y (良醫, “(literary) a good (skillful and ethical) physician”)
- ôn, lương, cung, kiệm, nhượng (溫、良、恭、儉、讓, “be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential”)
- tù nhân lương tâm (“prisoner of conscience”)
Adjective edit
lương
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 糧 (“provisions”).
Noun edit
lương
Derived terms edit
- ăn lương (“to get regular pay”)
- đồng lương) (“wage; salary; pay (usually low”)
- làm công ăn lương (“(idiomatic) to be a salaryman”)
- lương bổng
- lương hưu (“(retirement) pension”)
- lương lậu
- lương thực (糧食, “a grain staple”)
- tiền lương (“salary; pay”)
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 粱.
Noun edit
lương
- (agriculture, only in compounds) millet
Derived terms edit
- cao lương mỹ vị (膏粱美味, “(historical) a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food”)
- cao lương (膏粱, “sorghum”)
See also edit
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 涼. Doublet of lượng (see sâm bổ lượng).
Adjective edit
lương