ngây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəj˧˧]

Adjective

ngây • (𤷙)

1. looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngây dại
• ngây mặt
• ngây ngô
• ngây thơ