nhân danh
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ zajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jɛɲ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jan˧˧]
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 人名.
Noun edit
- (literary) personal name
- Synonym: tên người
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 因 and 名.
Alternative forms edit
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) nhơn danh
Verb edit
- for the sake of; in the name of
- nhân danh pháp luật ― in the name of law