lương
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- Homophones: lươn, Lương
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 良.
Derived terms
- bất lương (不良, “dishonest”)
- cải lương (改良, “to improve; to reform”)
- lương tâm (良心, “conscience”)
- lương y (良醫, “(literary) a good (skillful and ethical) physician”)
- tù nhân lương tâm (“prisoner of conscience”)
- ôn, lương, cung, kiệm, nhượng (溫、良、恭、儉、讓, “be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential”)
Derived terms
- lương dân
- lương giáo
- nguời lương
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 糧 (“provisions”).
Derived terms
- ăn lương (“to get regular pay”)
- đồng lương) (“wage; salary; pay (usually low”)
- làm công ăn lương (“(idiomatic) to be a salaryman”)
- lương bổng
- lương hưu (“(retirement) pension”)
- lương lậu
- lương thực (糧食, “a grain staple”)
- tiền lương (“salary; pay”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 粱.
Derived terms
- cao lương mỹ vị (膏粱美味, “(historical) a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food”)
- cao lương (膏粱, “sorghum”)
See also
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 涼. Doublet of lượng (see sâm bổ lượng).
See also
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