mong muốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [mɔŋ˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˥]

Verb

mong muốn

1. to wish; to desire

   có tác dụng (như) mong muốn ― to produce the desired effect

Noun

mong muốn

1. desire

Usage notes

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

See also

• ước muốn