mọng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [mɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

mọng • (濛) (diminutive reduplication mòng mọng)

  1. succulent, juicy
    • 1960, Nguyên Huy Tưởng, chapter 16, in Lá cờ thêu sáu chữ vàng:
      Những quả vải đã chín mọng và chim tu hú đã gọi hè.
      The lychees are ripe and the koels have begun their summer calls.

Derived terms

  • căng mọng
  • đỏ mọng
  • mọng nước
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