ngu dân

See also: ngư dân and ngu đần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚民, composed of 愚 and 民.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˧˧ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Verb

ngu dân

  1. to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism
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