ngoan ngoãn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ngoan. Alternatively, ngoan and ngoãn are doublets descending from Old Chinese 愿 (OC *ŋʷans) (ZS) (SV: nguyện).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːn˧˧ ŋwaːn˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːŋ˧˧ ŋwaːŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːŋ˧˧ ŋwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

ngoan ngoãn

obedient; docile; well-behaved
- Hoàng Vân, Con chim vành khuyên (The White-Eye)
  Có con chim vành khuyên nhỏ; dáng trông thật ngoan ngoãn quá
  There's the little white-eye; it seems so well-behaved
Synonym: dễ bảo

Adverb

ngoan ngoãn

obediently
Ngoan ngoãn làm theo ý cướp có thực sự khôn ngoan?
Is it smart to obediently acquiesce to robbers' demands?

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