mộc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 木 (“tree; wood”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [məwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [məwk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
mộc
- (in compounds) woodworking
- thợ mộc ― a woodworker
- Wood, one of the Wu Xing
- stamp (imprint or mark made by stamping)
- mộc đỏ ― a red stamp
- (archaic) shield
- lấy mộc đỡ tên ― to stop an arrow with a shield
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Adjective edit
mộc
- (in certain phrases and expressions) plain
- mặt mộc ― a face without makeup
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Derived terms