nghiêm trang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴莊.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋim˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

nghiêm trang

  1. important; serious; solemn; sombre; austere
    • 1941, Tô Hoài, chapter 1, in Dế Mèn phiêu lưu ký:
      […] lúc ông mặt trời quen thuộc lại nghiêm trang ló lên đằng đông mới tan cuộc ai về nhà nấy.
      […] only when the familiar austere-looking sun appeared high up again in the East did the crowd disperse and everybody went back home.
  2. dignified; imposing; awe-inspiring; portentous
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