nghiêm trang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴莊.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋim˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

nghiêm trang

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.
dignified; imposing; awe-inspiring; portentous

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