ngó ngàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˧˦ ŋaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˨˩˦ ŋaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˦˥ ŋaːŋ˨˩]

Verb

ngó ngàng

1. (chiefly in the negative) to care about; to be interested in; to pay attention to