hình dung

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam, noun) hình dong

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 形容.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hïŋ˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨn˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨn˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

to form an image or concept in one's head; to imagine, to figure, to picture, to reckon etc.

Noun

(archaic) outer appearance (of a person)
Trông mặt mà bắt hình dong, con lợn có béo thì lòng mới ngon.
A man can be judged by his appearance; chitterlings are only tasty when the pig is fat. (idiom)
- 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều]:
  Một chàng vừa trạc thanh xuân,
  Hình dung chải chuốt, áo khăn dịu dàng.
  The bard was a young man of blossoming age,
  With well-groomed appearance of refined attire.

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