ngu dân

See also: ngư dân and ngu đần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚民, composed of 愚 and 民.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˧ zən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Verb

to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism

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