đa nghi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 多疑.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ŋɪj˧˧]
Adjective
- distrustful, by nature suspicious
- 2016, chapter 5, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part I, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
- Tào Tháo vốn đa nghi, vậy nhưng vẫn tin vào sự trá hàng cúa Hoàng Cái, […]
- Cáo Cāo was by nature suspicious, but still fell for it when Huáng Gài feigned surrender, […]
Derived terms
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