ngữ

Thân thiện

Người đó chi tiêu có ngữ.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Measure, limit, moderation: A boundary or a reasonable, controlled degree of something, especially regarding spending or behavior.
   • (Informal, derogatory) Fellow, guy, character: Used to refer to a person, often with a contemptuous or dismissive tone, implying they are worthless or despicable.

2. Noun (in linguistics):

   • Language, speech: Found primarily in compound words, referring to language or linguistic units (e.g., first language, adverb).
   • Phrase, expression: A fixed group of words functioning as a single unit within a sentence.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Measure/Limit):

  • Chi tiêu có ngữ. (Spend within limits.)
  • Uống rượu có ngữ. (Drink in moderation.)

• Noun (Derogatory person):

  • Ngữ ấy thì có làm nên việc gì. (That despicable fellow is incapable of getting anything done.)
  • Đừng tin mấy ngữ đó. (Don't trust those characters.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngữ này" (Informal): This period, this time.
  • Ngữ này năm ngoái đã cấy xong. (Last year at this same period, the rice planting was already finished.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phó ngữ (n): Adverbial phrase.

  • "Rất nhanh" là một phó ngữ. ("Very quickly" is an adverbial phrase.)

• Ngôn ngữ (n): Language (a more common, standalone word for "language").

  • Tiếng Anh là một ngôn ngữ phổ biến. (English is a common language.)

• Danh ngữ (n): Noun phrase.

• Động ngữ (n): Verb phrase.

Synonyms

• Measure: limit, moderation, degree.
• Fellow: character, individual, person (derogatory).

Related Terms (Linguistics)

• Syntax: The arrangement of words and phrases.
• Locution: A particular form of expression; a phrase.

Học thuật

1. Measure, limit, moderation
   • Chỉ tiêu có ngữ
     To spend within limits
   • Uống rượu có ngữ
     To drink in moderation
2. Despicable fellow
   • Ngữ ấy thì có làm nên việc gì
     That despicable fellow is incapable of getting anything done