dong

Thân thiện

The bell on the shop door goes dong as a customer enters.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The basic unit of money in Vietnam: The "dong" is the official currency of Vietnam, abbreviated as VND (Vietnamese Dong). It is the standard monetary unit used for all financial transactions within the country.

2. Verb:

   • To make a deep, resonant sound like a bell: To "dong" means to produce a dull, ringing sound, often similar to that of a large bell being struck. It is an onomatopoeic word.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The price of the meal was 150,000 dong.
  • He exchanged his dollars for Vietnamese dong at the airport.

• Verb:

  • The old church bell would dong every hour.
  • A hollow metal pipe donged when he hit it with a hammer.

Advanced Usage

• "to dong on (about something)": (informal, chiefly British) To talk about something in a persistent, boring, or complaining manner.
  • He kept donging on about the weather all afternoon.

Variants and Related Words

• Dongle (n): A small hardware device that plugs into a computer, often for security or connectivity purposes. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant of "dong").
• Ding-dong (n): The sound of a bell ringing alternately; a lively argument or fight.
  • We could hear the ding-dong of the bells from the valley.

Synonyms

• Noun: (No direct synonyms for the currency unit; it is a proper noun).
• Verb: chime, clang, toll, ring, peal.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Dong out: (informal, rare) To pay out money.
  • I had to dong out a fortune for those concert tickets.

Related Idioms

• A ding-dong battle: A fierce, evenly-matched contest or argument.
  • The two tennis players were engaged in a real ding-dong battle for the championship.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the basic unit of money in Vietnam

Verb

1. go `ding dong', like a bell

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